Health Care & Hospital Law,
Government
May 24, 2022
Newsom signs law to lift cap on medical malpractice damage awards
Trial lawyer Nicholas C. Rowley said the law opens the door to collaborations between plaintiffs’ attorneys and medical professionals — with another bill likely next year that could help protect doctors’ ability to have tough conversations with patients.
The third rail is no more.
On Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill updating the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975. AB 35 will raise the cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages in a series of steps over a decade. It came together in just a few months, averting a costly and bitter initiative fight.
One of the leading proponents of that now defunct initiative had what might sound like a surpri...
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