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Medical Malpractice Damages Proposed Legislation

Rumberger | Kirk

Florida Legislature Seeks To Rescind Restrictions On Medical Malpractice Damages

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With another legislative session nearing the end, many continue to keep a keen eye on certain legislative efforts meant to expand the extent of damages available in medical malpractice lawsuits. The sweeping legislation,...more

Baker Donelson

Right Sizing Nuclear Verdicts: Reforming Tort Litigation in Texas

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In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Texas was the beneficiary of sweeping tort reform legislation, particularly in medical malpractice cases. The Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Act of 2003 capped damages for those...more

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New Michigan Legislation Aims to Unravel Medical Liability Reform

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Over the past 30 years, the Michigan legislature has enacted several tort reform laws affecting medical malpractice, wrongful death and other personal injury cases. The goals of these reform laws, and particularly those...more

Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley

HR 1215 — Taking Rights Away from Americans

The House of Representatives is trying once again to get HR 1215 out and into the Senate to make it the law of the land. This is a really bad law that takes away rights of Americans....more

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