malpractice
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Jury Awards Family Millions After Finding Doctor Medically Negligent in Care of Tortured 8-Year-Old Chicago Girl
A Chicago jury has awarded the family of Gizzell Ford, an 8-year-old girl who died at the hands of her abusive grandmother, $48 million after finding that the doctor who had seen Gizzell was medically negligent in his treatment of the child. The jury only needed two hours to make their decision Wednesday. As the Chicago…
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Former Texas Dentist Faces Charges After 4-Year-Old Suffers Brain Damage
A former dentist in Texas was indicted Monday in connection with a 2016 case that left a 4-year-old patient with brain damage. Bethaniel Jefferson, whose license to practice was revoked by the state in November, turned herself in to the Montgomery County Jail after a judge issued a warrant for her arrest Tuesday, Click2Houston reports.…
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3 Years After Jahi McMath Was Declared Dead, Family Still Fights to Have Her Death Certificate Overturned
It has been more than three years since Jahi McMath, a California teenager, was declared dead after going into cardiac arrest following what was meant to be a routine surgery to remove her tonsils and help her sleep apnea. However, a Northern California judge is expected to determine soon whether or not to revoke her…