Medical malpractice is far more common in some parts of the U.S. than others, with a new report from 24/7 Wall St. highlighting which states see the most claims filed against doctors and hospitals. A ...

Several states are updating their laws surrounding tort law and medical malpractice in 2026 to change the limits on damages and further regulate the scope of lawsuits as malpractice awards continue to ...

TALLAHASSEE — More than four months after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed the idea, the Florida House on Wednesday began a renewed effort to repeal a decades-old law that has prevented some people from ...

Medical malpractice activity can be an indication of health care quality. Medical malpractice payouts vary widely from state to state, and are nearly 10 times as high in the worst state than in the ...

The wheels of justice grind slowly, but once in motion, they have a momentum that few other forces in our society can match or resist. For the first time, an American jury has awarded a verdict of ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A case in the Ohio Supreme Court involving a 94-year-old Marine Corps veteran who lost his eye after cataract surgery is challenging a state law that caps damages for pain and ...

University of Iowa Health Care settled two malpractice lawsuits totaling $3.5 million. One case was for a wrongful death allegedly caused by a pulmonary embolism during leg surgery. The other case ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Six former patients or their families have accused Charlotte-area surgeon Dr. Timothy Ryan Heider of wrongful death or malpractice ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detransitioner activist Prisha Mosley outside the U.S. Supreme Court as oral arguments for U.S. v. Skrmetti were underway, Dec. 4, ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — A recent lawsuit was filed following the death of a man while in custody at the Al Cannon Detention Center. Lorenzo Trapp, a 62-year-old man of Charleston, died of severe ...

According to an article published in the National Library of Medicine, a study found that approximately 400,000 hospitalized individuals experience preventable harm every year. It also cited data from ...