A Baltimore County jury awarded a $1.2 million verdict to the daughter of a woman who bled to death on the operating table.

Plaintiff counsel with Cash, Krugler & Fredericks credit the seven-figure outcome to their ability to convey to jurors an ...

Victims of Florida medical malpractice are hit with a double whammy. Not only do they have to suffer from a medical professional’s negligent care, but they also have the burden of proving they were ...

Medical malpractice claims cost the healthcare industry billions of dollars, but the costs include more than just dollars. Often there is accompanying damage to a hospital’s reputation and to staff ...

A Brandon woman awarded $70.8 million in damages after suffering permanent brain injury from a stroke could end up with a fraction of that because she was on Medicaid. Tampa General Hospital and ...

A California nursing home can’t force the parents of a former nursing home resident to arbitrate their wrongful death claim, although many similar claims would be covered by medical malpractice rules ...

"Punitive damages are the exception and not the norm, particularly for medical malpractice cases," writes Peter Espey, a partner with Weber Gallagher. The Punitive Damages Act (Act) allows plaintiffs ...

Your relationship with your doctor is one of the most critical relationships in your life. Consequently, when your doctor makes a mistake, everyone suffers. Often, patients who have been harmed due to ...

A day after the issue appeared stalled, the Florida Senate on Thursday gave final approval to a bill that would open the door to some people pursuing medical-malpractice lawsuits over the deaths of ...

The oral argument Monday in Berk v. Choy was filled with the nuts and bolts of judicial procedure – what it takes to get a ...