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A thirteen-year-old North Carolina girl who was rendered deaf, blind, and mentally disabled as a result of a mishandled Caesarian section, was the center of a landmark Supreme Court decision.  In a 6-3 ruling that affects several states, the Supreme Court ruled that North Carolina’s law allowing the state to take one-third of injury victims’ …

The Fayetteville Observer reports that a Fayetteville doctor was ordered to pay $6 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit.  The doctor left a surgical sponge in the patient’s abdomen after a surgery to remove cancerous tissue in her rectum and colon.  The 18-by-18 inch sponge caused infections and illnesses that prevented the patient from receiving …