Settlement for patient who lost leg
A cardiothoracic surgeon and Netcare Milpark Hospital have agreed to settle a damages claim instituted by a Zambian businessman who went to hospital for a cardiac bypass operation but, because of complications, had his left leg amputated above the knee.
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Suit filed over death at hospital construction site
A construction company is named in a lawsuit in which a family is seeking $ 600,000 in damages for the Nov. 16 death of a man who was killed by being pinned under lead-lined drywall during construction at a Libertyville hospital.
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The jury's still out on malpractice panels
Reducing frivolous malpractice lawsuits has long been seen as a way to reduce medical malpractice insurance rates, but separate reports released by a legislative oversight committee present inconclusive, and often contradictory, evidence about the effectiveness of screening panels established to curtail the frequency of such suits.
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