Medical Malpractice Liability Reform Legal Issues and Fifty-State Survey of Caps on Punitive Damages and Noneconomic Damages

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Judgments.

Lawyers.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] [publisher not identified] 2005

Summary:

Describes and analyzes the pros and cons of medical malpractice liability reform proposals. Covers caps on noneconomic and punitive damages awarded to plaintiffs, limitation of joint and several liability in health care lawsuits, abolition of the collateral source rule, limitations on lawyers' contingent fees, creation of a Federal statute of limitations, and processes for periodic repayment of damages in medical malpractice suits. Includes summary of State caps on punitive and noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits

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

Publisher Number:

CRS-2005-AML-0176

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