Alabama medical malpractice award News

Alabama Jury Awards $20M in Medical Malpractice Suit Against Hospital

A jury in northeast Alabama has returned a $20 million verdict against a local rehab hospital. The Gadsden Times reports that an Etowah County jury on May 18 found that a woman received an overdose of non-prescribed opiates while she …

Alabama Widow Awarded $850,000 in Husband’s Death from Medication Error

A jury in eastern Alabama has awarded a widow $850,000 after her husband was given three times his normal dosage of medication and died Christmas Day. AL.com reported that a jury spent hours deliberating before delivering the verdict against Dr. …

Georgia Jury Awards Family $17M for Hospital Malpractice

A DeKalb County family has been awarded more than $17 million in after a jury found a physician’s assistant liable for causing a man’s brain injury. Sheriod Merritt was hit by a stray bullet in a shooting and was taken …