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Independent Study and Insurance Industry’s Own Testimony Belie Need to Cap Damages in Medical Malpractice

Earlier this year, the Florida Supreme Court stuck down the state’s law imposing caps on noneconomic damages (pain and suffering) in wrongful death medical malpractice cases. The court in Estate of McCall v. U.S. held that the law was unfair, arbitrary and unconstitutional. In addition, the court took great pains to deflate the argument… Read More »