Appeals court upholds NICA weight distinction

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Appeals court holds NICA distinction between minimum weights for single births and multiple gestations does not violate federal equal protection laws. The NICA program, which provides compensation for certain severe injuries to babies that occur during labor and delivery, will not provide benefits for an infant whose birth weight is under 2500 grams (about 5.5 pounds). However, for multiple gestation pregnancies (twins, triplets, etc.), babies can get NICA benefits as long as their birth weight is at least 2000 grams (about 4.4 pounds). In this case, a baby suffered severe injuries at birth but was denied benefits because it was...

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Payouts Decline for the 15th Straight Year

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Medical Malpractice Payments Decline for the 15th Straight Year Insurance companies and doctors frequently complain that the rising cost of malpractice claims is a reason to place restrictions on malpractice law suits. They claim there are too many law suits and claim a need to place caps on the amounts patients can recover for severe injuries because the costs of these awards are onerous, and climbing. However, for the 15th year in a row, malpractice payouts both in Florida and nationwide, have declined, according to statistics released from The National Practitioner Data Bank. Insurance companies, of course, are interested in maintaining their bottom line and their stock holders' dividend payouts are more important than covering...

Appeals court upholds NICA weight distinction

Payouts Decline for the 15th Straight Year

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