Three Years And $23 Million Later, Jury Finds Home Care Nurse & Agency Responsible For Neglect Of Patient
A home care-nurse and health care agency in Pennsylvania were found guilty of providing negligent care to a 55-year-old woman who required medical care for her Crohn's disease. The medical malpractice lawsuit was premised upon the nurse's failure to report a catheter-related infection to the woman's doctor. The infection progressed throughout the woman's body to the point that she required extensive hospital care and amputation of both legs. The record verdict of $23.12 million intended to compensate the patient for past and future medical care, lost earning and and pain and suffering. Increased popularity of home health care Perhaps as...
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Illinois Supreme Court Upholds Patients' Rights In Medical Malpractice Cases
For the third time in recent years, the Illinois Supreme Court has rejected the State legislatures attempt to limit the rights of those who have been harmed by negligent doctors and hospitals. This most recent decision held section 2-1706.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure was unconstitutional because it violated the separation of powers between the judiciary and legislative branches of government. Under section 2-1706.5, an injured person was limited in their recovery of non-economic damages of $500,000 against doctors and $1,000,000 against hospitals. The Illinois Supreme Court addressed these issues when it took on the case of...
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