Ignored MRI Causes Young Mom’s Death; Family Awarded $5.3M In Illinois Medical Malpractice Lawsuit

The family of a young woman who died after a doctor failed to read the results of an MRI settled an Illinois medical malpractice lawsuit for $5.3 million. While her husband and now six year old son are pleased with the Illinois medical malpractice settlement, they’ like many others who have unnecessarily lost a loved one’ wonder what would have been had the doctor acted responsibly.

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WA State’s Medical Malpractice Certificate Of Merit Requirement Found Unconstitutional

Since 2006, Washington State has required anyone filing a medical malpractice lawsuit to first obtain a Certificate of Merit’ which is basically a statement from a medical expert saying that the lawsuit has merit. However, injured victims said that actually getting the certificate was nearly impossible and denied them access to the courts. The Washington State Supreme Court recently agreed and has ruled that the law is unconstitutional.

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Developmentally Disabled New Mexico Rape Victim Awarded $54M

A developmentally disabled New Mexico man who lived in a group home run by ResCare, Inc. was awarded $54 million after he was raped by one of the home’s employees. Nearly $50 million of the award constituted punitive damages as the home failed to run any background checks on the employee.

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