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Specialty determines malpractice rates

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Medical malpractice coverage rates are determined by the specialty of the practice

The New York Sun has reported that medical malpractice coverage rates, set by the state Insurance Department, vary by county and specialty.

Currently, brain surgeons in Brooklyn pay $267,000 a year for malpractice insurance and obstetricians in Queens pay $180,490.

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Malpractice task force

Governor’s resignation impeded work of malpractice task force
Malpractice task force halted in work due to Governor’s resignation

West Virginia malpractice cases

West Virginia medical malpractice cases are on the rise once again
Seventy-five malpractice cases filed in West Virginia, as of July 31st

Malpractice & Patients

News Report: One of 100 Hospital Patients Suffers Medical Malpractice
Many patients experienced tragic malpractice errors--Free Lawsuit Info

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Case Description:

$423 million settlement
MTBE suit involving the contamination of 153 public water systems nationally

$16.5 million verdict
Asbestos case involving exposure from dental tape

$1.4 million settlement
Accident involving woman struck down by ambulance

$1.5 million settlement
for 47-year-old construction worker who fell off elevated train tracks

$6 million settlement
Pediatric malpractice involving infant who suffered brain damage at birth

$53 million verdict
brake mechanic suffering from mesothelioma

$13.5 million verdict
one of the very first Vioxx trial cases

$15 million settlement
man wound up a paraplegic due to negligent hospital care

$37 million verdict
2 asbestos lung cancer plaintiffs

$47 million verdict
boilermaker who died from mesothelioma

$2.6 million settlement
ill-fitting prosthesis caused decubitus ulcers

$75 million verdict
historic consolidated trial involving men who had worked at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in the 1940s and 1950s

$8 million settlement
obstetrical malpractice resulted in neurological deficits

$64.65 million award
4 asbestos plaintiffs

$17.5 million
consolidated trial of 5 mesothelioma victims

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