Tuesday, July 20, 2004
CONGRESS TO SCALE BACK TORT REFORM
By Stockton
House and Senate leaders met today and agreed to scale back some of the tort reform proposed by the President. The Tort Reform Act would cap awards for pain and suffering in personal injury litigation at $250,000. An Amendment to the proposed legislation would exclude certain categories of personal injuries from the reform bill, allowing unlimited monetary awards. No explanation has yet been given for the amendment.
In other news:
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By Stockton
House and Senate leaders met today and agreed to scale back some of the tort reform proposed by the President. The Tort Reform Act would cap awards for pain and suffering in personal injury litigation at $250,000. An Amendment to the proposed legislation would exclude certain categories of personal injuries from the reform bill, allowing unlimited monetary awards. No explanation has yet been given for the amendment.
In other news:
Associated Press Last updated Saturday, July 17, 2004
BUCHAREST, Romania -- Medical authorities are investigating a Romanian doctor after he allegedly cut off a patient's penis accidentally during testicle surgery, officials said Friday.
Mircea Cinteza, chairman of Romania's Doctors College, said colleagues would meet Friday to decide whether the unidentified urologist is guilty of malpractice.
The 34-year-old patient's penis was severed during an operation at a Bucharest hospital on Tuesday.
Dr. Ioan Lascar, a plastic surgeon who performed an operation on the man Thursday to help him urinate, said the patient was in stable condition. Lascar said the man would undergo reconstruction surgery in the coming months but the chances of success are unknown.
The urologist was temporarily suspended pending the investigation. If found guilty of malpractice, he could lose his license to practice medicine.
