Florida\u2019s medical malpractice caps will be going to the state\u2019s Supreme Court to face a constitutional challenge.<\/p>\n
Florida has had a medical malpractice cap in place for at least eight years since it brought in a limit of $1 million for pain and suffering damages in medical negligence cases. The family of a deceased Florida woman is challenging that cap due to their case involving medical malpractice.<\/p>\n
This story involves a 20-year-old woman who received prenatal care in 2005 from the USAF family practice department. Her pregnancy was normal until the last trimester when she was diagnosed with hypertension and preeclampsia. Things went from bad to worse from this point on. <\/p>\n
When she was diagnosed with high blood pressure and severe preeclampsia, labor had to be induced immediately. Rather than sending the woman to the ob-gyn department, the family practice area kept providing medical care. She was eventually transferred to a medical center (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Florida\u2019s medical malpractice caps will be going to the state\u2019s Supreme Court to face a constitutional challenge. Florida has had a medical malpractice cap in place for at least eight years since it brought in a limit of $1 million…<\/span><\/p>\n