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A medical malpractice case occurs when the victim of medical malpractice files a claim against their physician on the basis of negligent care. Most states want to enact a cap on non-economic damages that occur with malpractice lawsuits, believing that this will cut health care costs. A tort reform acts by limiting how much a person can receive through their lawsuits.
Medical Malpractice is defined as the negligent care a doctor provides for his or her patient. A medical malpractice case occurs when the victim of medical malpractice files a claim against their physician on the basis of negligent care. There are many types of medical malpractice. Cerebral palsy is "brought against a physician for mistakes that lead to cerebral palsy." This is when an infant obtains brain damage due to the failure of physicians to diagnose elements such as " metabolic conditions, Rh incompatibility, oxygen shortage, and other problems associated with labor." Breast Cancer accounted for about 40% of all medical malpractice lawsuits in 1999 due to physicians over looking x-rays and not believing a patient when she says she has symptoms. Other types include wrongful death, nursing home abuse and Medication Errors, where physicians "handwritten.....
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