FITS News reported on the issue of the high cost of insurance for alcohol purveyors in South Carolina. The writer complains about the lack of transparency. Lobbyisits seeking to remove South Carolina’s requirement for alcohol purveyors to carry a minimum $1 million insurance policy want to tie the state’s joint and several liability law to high
A South Carolina jury has awarded $1.4 million in damages in a nursing malpractice case against Prisma Health Children’s Hospital-Midlands involving negligence that caused fatal complications from a baby girl’s premature birth. Apparently the evidence was overwhelming because the jury deliberated for just 35 minutes after a week-long trial that focused on whether the hospital’s
The tragic death of Lucy Garcia, a resident of the Arbors at Oregon nursing home, highlights another severe example of neglect in the nursing home industry. The nursing home allowed Garcia to develop a fatal pressure injury. She died from a Stage 4 pressure ulcer that was not prevented or treated. The facility imposed unreasonable
By Raga Justin, Capitol Bureau Oct 15, 2024 Many nursing home operators have long been accused of prioritizing profits over patient care. A new study released this week uses millions of patient records to document a link between fraudulent activity and worsened patient safety, and revealed how widespread the practice is. Millions of residents who have
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