Civil Litigation,
Letters
Mar. 28, 2019
Column defending the indefensible MICRA left out an important point
In the first case upholding MICRA, the California Supreme Court quoted the preamble to MICRA, and it’s an important point.
Nathaniel J. Friedman
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Author of "Medical Malpractice in the 21st Century"
The lengthy defense of the indefensible MICRA in the March 27 Daily Journal ("MICRA 'cap' comports with right to a jury trial") omits one salient point: In the first case upholding MICRA, American Bank & Trust Co. v. Community Hospital, 36 Cal. 3d 359, 372 n.11 (1984), the California Supreme Court quoted the preamble to M...
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