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David Austin 1148 days ago
The Florida Supreme court has allowed lawyers in Florida to have their clients waive the constitutional limits on fees. TALLAHASSEE — The Florida Supreme Court has handed a final defeat to doctors who fought for years to place stringent caps...
David Austin 1151 days ago
In Louisiana the cap on Medical Malpractice damages was set at $500,000 in 1975. Well the Louisiana Supreme Court has recently ruled that that amount ($500,000) in not adequate anymore. It is too low. BATON ROUGE -- Louisiana's $500,000 cap...
David Austin 1155 days ago
In South Carolina a cap on malpractice verdicts went into effect about 1 year ago. Here is an article discussing when or whether doctor's premiums will go down. Time will tell. It's been a little more than a year since...
David Austin 1267 days ago
An example of a misdiagnosis of heart condition and the resulting verdict. Jun. 3--Daniel Bettencourt was 49 when he suffered a fatal heart attack while working as a manual laborer at E.&J. Gallo Winery on Jan. 15, 2003. An autopsy...
David Austin 1284 days ago
Wow. Even doctors have trouble getting the care they need. It's easy to imagine that doctors don't get sick. Surely the hygienic shield of the sterile white coat guards them from ever having to put on the flapping gown and...
