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Monday, October 25, 2004•In Wyoming, a proposed constitutional amendment would allow lawmakers to place a not-yet-determined cap on noneconomic losses. •In Oregon, noneconomic awards would be capped at $500,000. •In Florida, where lawmakers imposed a $500,000 cap last year, the proposal would limit attorneys' share of any malpractice settlement to 30 percent at most and less in the case of large awards. •In Nevada, the measure would remove all exemptions from an existing $350,000 cap and limit attorneys' fees. Doctors depict the fee limits as an appropriate swipe at greedy lawyers. "The voters can make their own judgment," Mr. Matheis said. "Is having enough doctors more important than personal-injury lawyers becoming very wealthy?" Should be interesting to see if they pass and by what margin. If they pass by a large margin that should send a clear signal to the Senate that the will of the people is not the same as the will of the trial lawyer lobby. posted by Sydney on 10/25/2004 07:53:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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