Medical Malpractice Liability Reform : H.R. 5, 109th Congress.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lawyers.

Limitation of actions.

Law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (6 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines H.R. 5, which would preempt State law regarding some aspects of medical malpractice liability, and liability for defective medical products, by placing caps on noneconomic and punitive damages, eliminating joint and several liability, abolishing the collateral source rule, limiting lawyers' contingent fees, enacting a Federal statute of limitations, and provide for periodic payment of future damages.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Medical Malpractice Liability Reform

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