Doctors who worry about medical malpractice lawsuits would get major relief under legislation that was approved by a House committee Tuesday and that would make it harder for patients to come after their money. The legislation, approved by the House Judiciary Committee in an 18-17 vote, would cap damages that can be paid by…(Read More)

Police are investigating a case concerning alleged medical malpractice at the Limassol hospital following the death on Tuesday of a 35-year-old woman who had presented complications after a gastrectomy procedure. The case was reported to the police by the deceased woman’s family. The 35-year-old was a mother of two and…(Read More)

The Indiana Court of Appeals has rejected a woman’s malpractice claim after holding that the claim was barred by a two-year statute of limitations. After performing a colon exam and biopsy on 23-year-old Jessica Szamocki in November 2012, an unnamed doctor identified in the opinion as A.D. instructed Szamocki to…(Read More)

A federal judge this week ruled a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center by the parents of a 17-year-old Bradford, Vt., boy who died after flying to Denver can proceed, despite a push by the hospital to dismiss it. Gary and Bethanne Tillotson filed suit over the summer, alleging two…(Read More)

A medical malpractice civil trial began Thursday against a doctor who performed an experimental vein-opening treatment for multiple sclerosis on a Canadian woman who suffered a stroke as a result. Her attorney said in opening statements at that she was desperate to improve her symptoms, which included difficulty with balance, swallowing, speech and strength…(Read More)