A Southern California trial lawyer, the parents of injured children and the leader of a consumer group say they'll go to the ballot box in 2020 to try again to lift the state's cap on medical ...
With courts across the country considering whether their states should have noneconomic damages caps in place, and if so, what the ceiling on those damages amounts should be, the awards in medical ...
The Michigan House Judiciary Committee met last week and passed HB 6085, which increases the current medical malpractice caps, makes death cases automatically qualify for the “upper” cap and exempts ...
Many states that passed malpractice caps a decade ago should expect to see judicial review because caps aren't passing constitutional muster and aren't delivering on what they advertised, says a legal ...
A divided Illinois Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a law enacted by former Gov. Rod Blagojevich that put a cap on the damages that could be paid out in medical malpractice suits. Specifically, ...
How much was Sheldon Sussman’s life worth? To a jury, $2.8 million. According to the state, though, Sussman’s wife of 20 years should collect no more than $1.5 million. The question of how much Rhoda ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. The number of old people is steadily growing in the United States at the same time more Americans are gaining access to health ...