Did you know that many states have a cap for medical malpractice? Medical malpractice, what’s that? Medical malpractice refers to professional negligence by a health care professional or provider in which treatment provided was substandard, and caused harm, injury or death to a patient. While some states have a cap for this (Maryland being the highest at $785,000) others rule it is unconstitutional to have such caps. One of the most disastrous medical malpractice payouts was an incident involving ketchup packets. The incident involved a 36 year old man who was on life support from a traumatic brain injury after he passed away the autopsy reported unopened ketchup packets, plastic bags and paper towels were found in his stomach and bowls. His family was paid $11 million dollars. Another extremely disastrous medical malpractice incident occurred in 2006 when a doctor used a screw driver instead of titanium rods for a patients back, the patient died two years later and the family was awarded $5.6 million dollars. For more information on medical malpractice lawsuits check out the attached infographic. Source
