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Medical Malpractice: Laws
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WINFIELD — The public will no longer be allowed access to new legal documents filed in more than 110 medical malpractice lawsuits against Dr. John King, now known as Christopher Wallace Martin. Putnam County Circuit Judge O.C. Spaulding issued the order sealing all legal documents during a Friday morning hearing at the courthouse in Winfield. King performed about 500 surgeries as a staff physician at the former Putnam General Hospital between November 2002 and June 2003, when the hospital suspended some of his staff privileges.
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Medical malpractice insurance is a must for anyone involved in providing health care. There's no doubt about it – the number of malpractice lawsuits is rising in epidemic proportions. Health care professionals must take the proper precautions to minimize risk and to protect their livelihood.
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Colorado senators on Thursday adopted a proposal that would raise caps on medical malpractice lawsuits and give patients the ability to collect more than they do under current limitations. Senate Bill 164, sponsored by Sen. Peter Groff, D-Denver, and
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