Las Vegas, Nevada: Med Mal Jury Award Is $2.5M

Las Vegas ReviewJournal reports that a Clark County District Court jury awarded $2.5 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The suit contended that a physician and nurse were negligent and in not diagnosing a women's cancer. According to the report:

"Nevada caps malpractice lawsuit awards at $350,000 for pain and suffering. In this case, the jury awarded at least $2 million in "economic losses," or future lost wages."

See full article here. The verdict was reported to be the largest medical malpractice verdict in District Court since 2004, but a correction was printed later indicating a 2007 Clark County jury awarded $20.5 million to a woman whose husband died of lung cancer.

Andrew Meyer on Rebecca Riley Wrongful Death Lawsuit - Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis and Drugs

Here is the interview with renowned Boston medical malpractice attorney Andrew Meyer on WGBH's 'Greater Boston' with Emily Rooney. The case involves diagnosis of a 2 and a half year old child (Rebecca Riley) with bipolar disorder, who died of over medication. This video is from the Lubin and Meyer You Tube Channel, and is shared here for readers of Medical Malpractice Law News.