Lauren Korniyenko was devastated when her 70-year-old mother died in a Brevard County hospital two days after hip surgery. Her anguish worsened with a subsequent discovery: Florida law essentially ...

Florida senators Monday began moving forward with a proposal that would make major changes in the state's medicalmalpractice laws, including limiting pain-and-suffering damages in lawsuits against ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. (WFLA) – Tina Fitzgerald of Spring Hill is brought to tears thinking about her daughter who died after seeking medical attention. “It’s hard. Six years,” Fitzgerald said. Her ...

TALLAHASSEE — Efforts to repeal Florida’s “free kill law” hit a last-minute roadblock Wednesday, alarming patient advocates who say millions of Floridians are effectively blocked from seeking justice ...

Efforts to repeal the “free kill” provision of Florida’s Wrongful Death Act saw progress during this year’s legislative session but ultimately failed, leaving advocates disappointed that millions of ...

For more than 30 years, Florida parents haven’t been able to sue doctors whose negligence kills their adult children, nor have adult children been able to sue in cases where a doctor’s mistake kills ...

Medical malpractice insurance is essential for you as a healthcare professional, but you may wonder why it is so costly, especially in Florida. More patients are making claims, and the value of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Floridians suing over medical malpractice could soon see caps on how much money their pain and suffering is worth. A bill to add those limits cleared its first hurdle in the state ...

Florida lawmakers are considering changing a decades-old law and clearing the way for more medical malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. With the issue closely watched by health care, business and ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are considering changing a decades-old law and clearing the way for more medical-malpractice lawsuits over patient deaths. With the issue closely watched by ...