Stroke Victim Receives Florida's Highest Ever Malpractice Award

This is proof that poor assessment can lead to a liability judgment.

Suzanne Ryan, About's Guide to Stroke, reports on a 50 year old stroke victim from Florida. He was awarded the largest malpractice judgment in Florida history because of an emergency department's failure to recognize his stroke signs and symptoms.

Read the Stroke Blog for the full story. Suzanne also has several good stroke assessment tools to help recognize stroke early - when it matters.