The Michigan Supreme Court recently declined to weigh in on an important question about whether the state’s cap on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits violates the Michigan Constitution. (In re Certified...more
California’s controversial Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975 (MICRA) could soon change after health care and consumer advocates worked with California legislative leaders to reach an agreement to modify MICRA,...more
In 1988, the Kansas legislature enacted K.S.A. 60-19a02 to limit personal injury plaintiffs’ recovery for non-economic losses such as pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, etc. Thirty years later, in...more