As a result of an Ohio Supreme Court decision last year, doctors and other private practitioners can be granted immunity from lawsuits such as medical malpractice if they are employed by the state even on a part-time basis. Now, the family of a man who choked on his vomit, suffering brain damage and eventual death […]
Medical Malpractice Claims Drop in Ohio, Legislators Try to Take Credit
A report by the Ohio Department of Insurance says that medical malpractice claims in Ohio dropped by 20 percent in 2006 from 2005. The report says that there were 4,006 medical malpractice claims filed in the state in 2006, down from over 5,000 the year before. Lawmakers are cautious, but hope that the drop is […]
Minnesota Lawmakers Debate Specifics of I-35W Bridge Fund
To help victims of the I-35W bridge collapse, Minnesota state legislators have decided to set up a fund that circumvents the state’s law limiting its liability to $1 million in an incident. However, the lawmakers cannot decide whether to put a cap on the amounts awarded to victims or allow a mediator to decide what […]
Recent Death at BP Plant to Be Investigated by Same Official as 2005 Explosion
The same official who led the inquiry into the 2005 explosion at a BP plant that led to an admission of federal environmental standards will be investigating a recent death at the company’s Texas City refinery. The US Chemical Safety Board team will investigate the on-the-job death of a veteran operations supervisor who suffered fatal […]
US Pays $750,000 for Woman’s Death at Naval Hospital
The Federal Government accepted a $750,000 settlement in the medical malpractice case of a woman who died after receiving eight surgeries at the Jacksonville Naval Hospital in just over a month in 2005. In the wrongful death suit, the woman’s family accused the Navy of doctor error and failure to transfer her to another facility. […]
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