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  2. Atlanta hospital accused of losing part of patient's skull ...

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    Updated August 20, 2024 at 6:14 PM. A couple has filed a lawsuit against an Atlanta hospital after they say staff members lost a piece of the husband's skull following his brain surgery. Fernando ...

  3. Hospital misplaced woman’s body, family alleges in lawsuit ...

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    A California hospital misplaced the body of a 31-year-old woman who died at the facility, leaving her family thinking she was alive and missing for a year, her family alleges in a lawsuit filed ...

  4. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Jury Verdict Research, a database of plaintiff and defense verdicts, says awards in medical liability cases increased 43 percent in 1999, from $700,000 to $1,000,000. However, more recent research from the U.S. Department of Justice has found that median medical malpractice awards in states range from $109,000 to $195,000.

  5. Body of Calif. Woman Found in Cold Storage 1 Year After ...

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    The relatives of Jesse Marie Peterson filed a lawsuit in Sacramento County on Aug. 7 against Mercy San Juan Medical Center, claiming that the hospital committed negligence in failing to notify ...

  6. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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    BOR, 14th. 1975. Drope v. Missouri. When deciding whether to evaluate a criminal defendant's competency, the court must consider any evidence suggestive of mental illness, even one factor alone in some circumstances. Therefore, the threshold for obtaining a competency evaluation is low.

  7. Medical malpractice - Wikipedia

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    Medical law. Medical malpractice is a legal cause of action that occurs when a medical or health care professional, through a negligent act or omission, deviates from standards in their profession, thereby causing injury or death to a patient. [1] The negligence might arise from errors in diagnosis, treatment, aftercare or health management.

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