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This summer, the Missouri Supreme Court overturned a 2005 state law that placed a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in cases of medical malpractice.

At trial, the jury awarded $1.45 million in non-economic damages to the plaintiff for her son’s brain disabilities caused by medical malpractice. But the judge reduced this amount to $350,000 in accordance with the law. The plaintiff appealed, however, claiming that her right to a jury trial, as guaranteed by the state Constitution, was violated.

The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with the plaintiff by saying that the cap violated Article I, Section 22(a) of the Missouri Constitution, which states that “the right of trial by jury as heretofore enjoyed shall remain inviolate.”

Commentators have agreed with the state court’s ruling, noting that medical negligence claims existed when the Missouri Constitution was adopted.

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A California gynecologist may lose his medical license after he was accused of gross negligence relating to two surgeries. 

In one surgery, Dr. Aram Bonni was operating on a woman’s vaginal hernia.  He allegedly removed a cyst that he found during the operation without first discussing the procedure with the patient or the patient’s family.  In order to remove the cyst, Bonni cut into the patient’s intestine, which caused the woman to have to undergo another surgery.

Linda Whitney, the executive director of the Medical Board of California, has stated that Bonni was grossly negligent in not finding the cyst prior to the woman’s procedure and in failing to properly communicate with the patient.

In a second surgery, Bonni accidentally cut a vein, which caused a patient to lose four pints of blood.  Another surgeon had to come in and stop the bleeding.

In the unfortunate event that you or someone you love has sustained serious personal injuries or wrongful death damages due to the negligence of a Massachusetts physician, you should take prompt action now.  Please contact our Boston, MA medical malpractice lawyer advocates, Boston personal injury lawyer specialists or Boston, MA wrongful death lawyer experts 24/7 at 617-787-3700.

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