The AAJ is reporting that The Georgia Supreme Court is going to review a 2005 law that places caps on medical malpractice recoveries. Attorneys for the plaintiff argue that the law punishes those who suffer the greatest injuries from medical malpractice and benefits the doctors that cause the injuries. This case involves a 75-year-old woman who has permanent disfigurement due to face lift surgery that went wrong. The law in question caps damages at $350,000 for pain and suffering. The plaintiff argues that the law takes away the jury’s right to decide how much a plaintiff should be compensated and violates plaintiff’s right to a jury trial. In this case the jury awarded $1,265,000 to Betty Nestlehutt, 71, in 2007 after she was left with permanent scars and discoloration from botched face lift.
John Feroleto invited to speak at University of Buffalo program
September 15, 2014
John Feroleto was asked to present at an important University at Buffalo civil justice symposium October 7. Ken Feinman, the keynote speaker was appointed by attorney general John Ashcroft to be the special master of the September 11 victim compensation fund. He worked 33 months entirely pro bono,