Medical Malpractice Liability Reform Legal Issues and 50-State Surveys of Caps on Noneconomic and Punitive Damages and of Punitive Damages Burden of Proof Standards

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Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Actions and defenses.

Judgments.

State governments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[United States] [publisher not identified] 2011

Summary:

Describes and analyzes 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. Summarizes State caps on punitive and noneconomic damages in medical malpractice suits

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Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. American Law Division. Medical Malpractice Liability Reform

Publisher Number:

CRS-2011-AML-0100

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