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H.R. 1215, Medical Malpractice Teddy Basham-Witherington H.R. 1215, Medical Malpractice Teddy Basham-Witherington

H.R. 1215: Obliterating Access to Justice for Severe Medical Negligence

On March 6, 2017, in a federal courtroom filled with veterans and family members of veterans, Judge Michelle Burns took the bench to read her findings in the medical malpractice action that Steve Cooper, an eighteen-year veteran of the US Army, brought against the VA hospital in Phoenix for failing to diagnose his cancer. 

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