As a result of her doctor not perfroming a Caesarian section in time, this baby girl suffered from brain damage and requires professional care 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The hospital in question offered compensation of $750,000, after a successful case brought by the girl’s lawyers, the jury in this civil action made an award of over $7,500,000. In a similar case, the family of a baby boy were awarded in excess of $10,500,00.

A medical laboratory failed to properly diagnose a case of cervical cancer, the laboratory was taken to court and the plaintiff awarded over $1,000,000.

During neurosurgery to cure epilepsy, a man suffered further brain damage as a result of malpractice by the doctor, as result of which a court awarded him $1,400,000.

A school teacher in his 50s was mistreated after being diagnosed as having congestive heart failure, this resulting in the teacher suffering from cardiac arrest and subsequent brain damage. This case was settled in excess of $3,000,000.

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Medical malpractice law varies from state to state, the key areas of difference are as follows

• Statute of limitations
• The law of comparative or contributory negligence
• The nature of the accused's liability
• Law of contribution
• Standards for expert testimony
• Limitations on compensation
• Limitiations on attorney fees
• Whether collateral source law is in effect
• Are state health care providers immune from liability