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Vermont court: man can sue hospital for blood draw

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:53:43 -0400

MONTPELIER, Vermont - The Vermont Supreme Court ruled Friday that a man with multiple drunken driving convictions can sue the state's largest hospital for drawing his blood at the request of police.

Fla. House OKs medical malpractice bill

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:00:16 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida lawmakers finished work Wednesday on legislation making changes to medical malpractice rules, with its critics complaining to the end that the results will hurt victims making malpractice claims.

Debate stalls on Mo. liability limits legislation

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:32:07 -0400

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri - An effort to reinstate Missouri's cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits stumbled Tuesday in the state Senate.

Ohio justices make key malpractice-case ruling

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:32:58 -0400

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Sympathetic statements by a doctor over a patient's unexpected medical outcome can't be admitted as evidence in medical malpractice cases filed after the date a law intended to outlaw their use went into effect in 2004, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.