CAPPING NON-ECONOMIC AWARDS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRIALS by Nick Pace, Laura Zakaras, Daniela Golinelli ( 9780833036650 )

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CAPPING NON-ECONOMIC AWARDS IN MEDICAL MALPRACTICE TRIALS
CALIFORNIA JURY VERDICTS UNDER MICRA

By:

Nick Pace, Laura Zakaras, Daniela Golinelli

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0833036653

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9780833036650

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RAND

Pub. date:

1 January, 1999

Pages:

130

Synopsis:

Assesses the impact of MICRA's limits on plaintiffs' awards and attorneys' fees on final judgments in medical malpractice cases A model for limits on trial awards and attorneys' fees in medical malpractice cases is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), a law enacted in California in 1975 in the hope of controlling soaring medical malpractice insurance premiums and ensuring the continuing availability of malpractice insurance. MICRA caps awards for non-economic losses at USD250,000 and limits plaintiffs' attorney fees. The authors examine the effects these limits have on both plaintiffs' awards and defendants' liabilities.

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