After a jury trial, despite finding that WNF was negligent, and that negligence was the cause of the injury sustained, the jury awarded $0 for
pain and suffering. The trial court denied the plaintiff's motion for a new trial on the issue of damages.
Jury's award of $0 for 'pain & suffering' reversed
The Bush administration's initiative to reform medical malpractice laws should raise the larger question about the consequences of a legal system that bestows astonishing awards for
pain and suffering. While the economic impact of these payments is obvious, the health consequences to those involved in litigation resulting from injury in an accident is an issue that policymakers should study carefully.
Warning: the legal system may be hazardous to your health
Not only was pain seen as negative, but the entire concept of the penitent imitatio christi lost its relevance as society looked to relieve rather than sacralize corporal
pain and suffering. Professor Silverman thus suggests a close relationship between medical culture, law and secular politics as a basis for the Enlightenment, opening the door to a new field of study.
Tortured Subjects: Pain, Truth, and the Body in Early Modern France. (Reviews)
Experts hold MICRA as the standard of medical-liability tort reform, pointing to its $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages for mental suffering or
pain and suffering as the linchpin of its effectiveness.
Medical-malpractice tort reform trouble spots. (Property/Casualty)
The number of English words associated with illness,
pain and suffering is huge.
Society's values, fears support health care's noble cause. (Big Business/Noble Profession)
Fortunately for us, we have the eloquent testimony of Boethius, a sixth-century scholar who wrote The Consolation of Philosophy -- a work dealing largely with the purpose of
pain and suffering -- while in prison awaiting a traitor's execution on dubious charges.
The Mystery of Suffering: People of faith have long pondered how a loving God can permit suffering. Great thinkers throughout history have explored this mystery and defended the goodness of God. (Religion)
The guide notes the experience in the Netherlands, where doctors may assist in killing a terminally ill patient who is experiencing unbearable
pain and suffering after a process of counselling and consultation that must involve at least one other physician.
Opinions sought on euthanasia
The Schleier Court clarified that the availability of compensatory damages for intangible harms (e.g.,
pain and suffering, emotional distress, harm to reputation, or Other consequential damages) was a primary characteristic of such a broad range.
Ninth Circuit misinterprets Schleier
They could also demand that doctors take all available steps to reduce
pain and suffering, which, amazingly enough, doctors often do not do.
Where There's a Living Will ..