«[T] he statutory cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages does not bear a rational relationship to the stated purpose that the cap is purported to address, the alleged
medical malpractice insurance crisis in Florida.»
Examining the impact of «tort reforms» and «caps» on damages enacted in response to the 2002 - 2006
medical malpractice insurance crisis, AIR finds:
Not exact matches
Dismissing the complaints of tort reformists who argue that inflated jury verdicts in
medical -
malpractice cases are creating a
crisis in the
insurance industry, Satin says any plaintiffs» lawyer worth his salt knows that it doesn't pay to take on a bad case hoping for a settlement.
However, the defendant's lawyers argued that state lawmakers included the possibility of retroactivity in the 2003 law because it was dealing with a
medical malpractice «
crisis» that was driving up
insurance premiums for Florida doctors.