Government
Sep. 6, 2012
Controversial health care bill dies
A controversial bill that would have increased medical damages payouts in personal injury lawsuits died in the final legislative session last week.
By Paul Jones
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A controversial bill that would have increased medical damages payouts in personal injury lawsuits died in the final legislative session last week. Senate Bill 1528 introduced by Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg would have required courts to award in damages the "reasonable and necessary" value of medical treatment to victims suing for damages, which opponents called a legally murky standard designed to increase payout to vi...
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