Today, that is basically the Powerball Lottery payout.
If the story is true, this hospital was terrible, but I see no way they can pay one billion dollars. Sorry but this is just stupid the amount being awarded is nowadays.
This is why we need tort reform.
Whenever I see one of these absurd, emotional verdicts I think the jury should be held personally liable for the difference between their number and the reduced-to-reality amount after the appeal
That award is insane. The Jury needs to go to prison for not taking their duty seriously.
And that's why your medical bills are so high.
My BIL was an oncologist and his malpractice insurance was $35K per year.
He was once sued for simply referring a patient to another doctor who had the expertise he didn't.
On the last day of trial, his lawyer tried to get him to settle but he refused. The judge then took him and his lawyer into his chambers, and also tried to get him to admit fault. He again refused.
When they came out of the judges chambers, the suing party dropped the charges against him........
I was on a jury in a civil case. It was messy. An elderly man (84) fell and was suing the city and county for not maintaining the sideway. He now had Alzheimer’s, so his wife (60) was suing in his name.
It came up during the trial that this was his second marriage. The new wife had been his secretary and he had left his first wife (and two kids) after 25 years to marry the gold digger.
As for the case...she had wanted to get her hair done and he had a doctor’s appointment. She dropped him off at the doctor’s and told him to wait for her at the diner up the street. When he walked up the street, he tripped on the sidewalk where a tree root had pushed it up.
The judge’s instructions kind of tied our hands. Since the city admitted the sidewalk was in disrepair, we had to find for the plaintiff, it was just a matter of how much.
It took us less than an hour. The plaintiff got his medical bills that were directly related to the accident paid for (about $1500). We rejected the assertation that the fall had led to him developing Alzheimer’s. As for punitive damages, we awarded the plaintiff $1.
Boy, was the gold digger pissed.
I am tempted to ask if the writer of this piece has brain damage. It is truly amazing to see so many typos and grammatical errors in such a short article.
frankly, i think it’s much safer to go with a qualified midwife at home (with known hospital and obgyn backup) then having a baby at any big hospital these days. very dangerous.
Damages, sure. But not a billion dollars, please.