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Agreement Reached To Increase California’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

April 29, 2022

Facing a ballot initiative this November that if approved by the voters would increase California’s noneconomic damages cap in medical malpractice cases in the current amount of $250,000 that has remained at that level for almost fifty years, it was announced earlier this week that a new conse[...]

Medical Malpractice Insurers Are Top Donors Opposing California’s Fairness For Injured Patients Act

March 12, 2022

The California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative has qualified for the ballot in California as an initiated state statute on November 8, 2022. The ballot initiative would require an annual adjustment of the cap based on inflation and would allow judges and juries to award damag[...]

California Medical Association Responds To Efforts To Lift Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

February 9, 2022

Since 1975, California’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases has remained at $250,000. What that means is that the most egregiously and seriously injured victims of medical malpractice in California will not receive compensation in excess of $250,000 for their pain and suff[...]

California Voters Will Decide In November 2022 If Unfair $250K Limit On Medical Malpractice Damages Will Be Changed

October 2, 2020

California voters will have the chance in November 2022 to modify the 45-year-old $250,000 cap on noneconomic damages in California medical malpractice cases that in 2020 is worth only $50,768 in 1975 dollars, and which disproportionately impacts Black and brown Californians. The California Secretar[...]

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Agreement Reached To Increase California’s Cap On Noneconomic Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

Medical Malpractice Insurers Are Top Donors Opposing California’s Fairness For Injured Patients Act

California Medical Association Responds To Efforts To Lift Caps On Damages In Medical Malpractice Cases

California Voters Will Decide In November 2022 If Unfair $250K Limit On Medical Malpractice Damages Will Be Changed

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