Word: tolley
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Dorothy Tolley...
...every seven general surgeons is facing a malpractice complaint. The sums involved can be substantial. Most malpractice suits are settled out of court for less than $2,000, but awards of $1 million or more have become increasingly common. Last month a Florida court awarded Dentist Leonard Tolley, 58, and his wife Elsa a total of $1,685,000 after finding that surgery following an automobile accident had actually worsened the paralyzed patient's condition. In California, there had never been a million-dollar judgment until 1967; there have been 13 of them in the past 28 months...