Ruling In Florida Brain Damage Case
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It&#39;s a key court victory for Michael Shiavo who has been fighting to end his severely brain damaged wife&#39;s life. The Florida Supreme Court struck down a law known as &quot;Terri&#39;s Law&quot; that prevented Shiavo from removing the tube.
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Tallahassee, Florida, Sep. 23  - The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday struck down Terri&#39;s Law as unconstitutional.
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Under scrutiny the case in which a male patient died earlier this year, showing symptoms consistent with a rare and invariably fatal brain disease.
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A man who was left brain-damaged after a car accident in 1997 is awarded Â£3m in High Court damages.
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A federal jury awarded $400 million in punitive damages Wednesday to a doctor who accused a medical technology company of infringing on his patents for a surgical device to treat spinal injuries.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----    Top Florida Court Strikes Down Tube-Feeding Law       The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday ruled unanimously that a law requiring a brain-dead woman to be connected to a feeding tube was illegal.      "We recognize that the tragic circumstances underlying this case make it difficult to put emotions aside and focus solely on the legal issue presented," the court said in its ruling...
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The Florida Supreme Court struck down a hastily enacted law on Thursday that let the governor keep a severely brain-damaged woman on life support against the wishes of her husband and legal guardian.
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Florida's Supreme Court ruled that a brain-damaged woman whose feeding tube was removed -- but later reinserted after state Governor Jeb Bush intervened -- can have the tube removed following her husband's wishes.
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Florida&#39;s Supreme Court declined today a request by Gov. Jeb Bush to reconsider its ruling against a state law designed to keep a severely brain-damaged woman alive
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The Florida Supreme Court today struck down the law that allowed Gov. Jeb Bush to order the reinsertion of a brain-damaged woman&#39;s feeding tube last year.
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TAMPA, Fla. - After being dealt a blow by the Florida Supreme Court, the family of a brain-damaged woman at the center of a bitter right-to-die case still has several legal options as they try to save her life, their attorney said Friday.
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MIAMI _ Florida&#39;s highest court ruled unanimously Thursday that Gov. Jeb Bush, R, violated a &quot;cornerstone of American democracy&quot; when he overrode a court decision and ordered doctors
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The husband of a severely brain-damaged woman won a Florida Supreme Court ruling on Thursday that could allow him to remove his wife&#39;s feeding tube and let her die, against her parents&#39; wishes.
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Oral argument on the Terri Schiavo case is scheduled for today in the Florida Supreme Court. Seventeen national disability organizations filed a friend-of-the-court brief, the third disability brief in the case.
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TALLAHASSEE - A bitter legal battle over whether the husband of a brain-damaged woman should be allowed to remove her feeding tube against the wishes of her parents reached the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday.
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The case of a woman in a vegetative   state who appeared to play tennis in her head highlights one of   the key frustrations of doctors who treat such patients --   trying to figure out what is going on in someone else's brain.
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West Palm Beach, FloridaâA landmark lawsuit challenging the safety of the controversial Atkins Diet will go forward thanks to the decision issued by Judge Susan Lubitz in Palm Beach County Court.