Fed: Patients awarded $150 million over doctor malpractice From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: April 12, 2007 | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)

04-12-2007

Fed: Patients awarded $150 million over doctor malpractice

More than 150 million dollars has been paid last year to Australian patients and their
families .. who sued their doctors for malpractice after injury or death.

The ACCC's released a report into medical indemnity insurance .. that found about 25
hundred claims were made against doctors in 2005-06.

That's about 10 claims for...

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