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Malpractice Defense: Profiteering Parents
One tactic a hospital may use to get off the hook for obstetrical malpractice: accuse the mother of trying to profit off her child.
That was what St. Petersburg General tried to do to Ashley Lamendola, whose son Hunter was born with brain damage, according to the
Florida is one of two states that protect doctors and hospitals against legal actions after births go wrong, through a program called the Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Association (NICA), which provides $100,000 upfront and covers medically necessary care throughout the child s life. By enrolling, parents give up their right to sue.
Sunburn — The morning read of what s hot in Florida politics — 4 27 21
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Parents Want Justice for Birth Injuries
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Parents Want Justice for Birth Injuries Hospitals Want to Strip Them of the Right to Make That Decision
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