Page 9 - Malpractice Suits News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Kayla: if they'd gotten more of the tumor out, maybe my life now could be a little bit better. rob stafford: patients and others hoping mark weinberger would be severely punished by the criminal justice system were soon disappointed. eight months after his return to the united states, federal prosecutors offered mark weinberger a plea deal, which he accepted. in exchange for agreeing to plead guilty to all of the federal insurance fraud charges, mark weinberger would get four years in prison. if he gets four years, a slap on the wrist in club fed, i guarantee you he will be out somewhere, whet...

That would adjust frivolous lawsuits, malpractice suits? >> you're talking about malpractice reform, a part of the plank overall and cannot get in this bill, it's not something that would fit with the so-called budget reconciliation rules, as i call them the budget reason killuation limitations. that's something that republicans are going to continue to pursue but a very heavy lift as the trial lawyers are a big funders as the democratic party and so they're not going to give up on that easily. >> democrat and republican, they own the beltway, let's be honest about it. it's a tough haul. selli...

That had a happy ending, didn't it? liz, look, this is what happens out there. malpractice suits are out there. the fact they found six over an entire career is ridiculous. >> i feel bad for the six though. those cases are shocking and awful. >> he can't talk about them. most of them -- >> by the way, this is the national enquirer. let's take a reality which can on that. this is the national enquirer. i would leak to see the court records on this. this is a disturbing story. i don't agree with ben carson and i don't agree with what he says about gay people. i think he is idiotic. separate from...

That had a happy ending, didn't it? liz, look, this is what happens out there. malpractice suits are out there. the fact they found six over an entire career is ridiculous. >> i feel bad for the six though. those cases are shocking and awful. >> he can't talk about them. most of them -- >> by the way, this is the national enquirer. let's take a reality which can on that. this is the national enquirer. i would leak to see the court records on this. this is a disturbing story. i don't agree with ben carson and i don't agree with what he says about gay people. i think he is idiotic. separate from...

Line then they can do that. >> john those states that have really instituted tort reform really cutting down on frivolous lawsuits like texas for example, they started that in the early 2000s. the doctors used to be leaving that state because of all the malpractice suits. now they're coming back. and the lawyers are leaving. that's a good thickng right? >> it's a beautiful thing. capital goes where it's treated well. i think you hit on the important point that it's occurring in states. states should be laboratories for how we reform this. it's interesting to replay to sharpton's daughter. imag...