malpractice

Companion bills in both chambers would undo part of a 1990 law that involves wrongful death lawsuits and what are known as “noneconomic” damages for such things as pain and suffering.

According to a judge's ruling, the doctor perforated the abdominal muscles of the patient during a liposuction procedure, causing damage to her liver, stomach, small intestine, pancreas, veins and arteries.

A panel of the 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned a circuit judge’s decision to grant summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by a man who alleged he suffered hip fractures while unconscious in the hospital.

The Senate Judiciary Committee forwarded the bill after adding the proposed caps, including limits on pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits against doctors and hospitals.

Even in states where laws protect minors’ access to gender-affirming care, malpractice insurance premiums are keeping small and independent clinics from treating patients.

Maya Kowalski talks about her landmark case, profiled in a Netflix documentary, on WJCT's First Coast Connect along with the Ponte Vedra attorney who led her legal team.

A jury ordered Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg to pay over $260 million to her family after the release of “Take Care of Maya.” Tampa Bay Times reporter Chris O’Donnell, who covered the trial, discusses the film's impact.

According to the suit, the baby got stuck during delivery and the OB-GYN applied “ridiculously excessive force” on the head and neck.

Physicians and attorneys say it’s a question of when — not if — a pregnant person dies from lack of care in a state with an abortion ban, potentially setting the stage for a malpractice lawsuit that could pressure providers to reconsider delaying or denying care.

The federal government made 485 payouts, totaling $410 million, in malpractice cases involving community health centers nationwide from 2018 through 2021. Search this chart to find how much was paid out for each local clinic.