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Sunday, August 25, 2002Advocates of reducing the amount insurers have to pay for medical mistakes often cite California as a model. In the 1970's, California set a ceiling of $250,000 for jury awards for pain and suffering, and malpractice insurance prices have not soared there. But Harvey Rosenfeld of the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights in Santa Monica, Calif., says patients have suffered. Because of the cap on payouts, he said, many lawyers refuse to represent malpractice victims, making it difficult for them to pursue claims. Aren’t lawyers supposed to take on cases on the basis of their merits rather than their potential profitability? UPDATE: RangelMD has more thoughts on this, and even more here. posted by Sydney on 8/25/2002 08:20:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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