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This is a medical malpractice claim right out of a Stephen King novel: a women placed in hospice care and heavily drugged for 5 years is finally pulled out by family members, weaned off the opiates, and is as good as new, if not better.

Why did it happen? Apparently because the doctors involved received substantial bonuses for the number of people they placed in hospice care and for the length of their stays.

Massachusetts Superior Court Says Woman's Medical Malpractice Claims Can Proceed A Massachusetts superior court has ruled that a woman can bring claims for medical malpractice and unfair consumer practices against a hospice company for

We see winter sports injuries that were preventable. We can and do make sense of them.

But there's no sense to this tragedy, no sense at all.

4 skiers dead after avalanche in Utah's Salt Lake Valley Four skiers are dead after an avalanche Saturday in Utah's Salt Lake Valley, authorities said. The avalanche occurred in a backcountry region of Millcreek Canyon. Eight skiers were in the area of Wilson Basin, which is not affiliated with any ski resorts, when they triggered the avalanche, Sgt. Melo...

This is a tremendous article if for nothing else than showing the importance of 'real' medical malpractice awards and what they mean to victims - while demolishing some of the myths around them.

Imagine a grotesque mistake, catastrophic injury, never ending treatments, and medical expenses of over $4 million (and climbing) winning a jury award of $35 million, then having the state cap it at $2.2 million.

Read the story, it gets worse.

Opinion | Virginia should cancel its medical malpractice damages limit A pending bill has bipartisan support because this is not a political issue; it's a human issue, and it is the right thing to do.