Litigation
Jun. 20, 2013
In court, lawyers argue damages cap on medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional
A major push to end the $250,000 cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases appeared to get little traction before a state appellate panel Tuesday.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
A major push to end the $250,000 cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases appeared to get little traction before a state appellate panel Tuesday.
The case is one of four currently in litigation directly challenging the constitutionality of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, more commonly known as MICRA, the 1975 statute enacting the cap.
It dovetails with a pus...
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