What is the current status of tort reform in Florida regarding medical malpractice lawsuits? The Supreme Court in Florida is about to decide on Medical Malpractice Caps in the state. The case currently being evaluated (Evette MccAll v. United States of America S11-1145) was recently…
Tort Reform, Medical Malpractice Caps and Options for Physicians in Oklahoma
Responding to continually increasing premiums in the 1990’s and early 2000’s, many stated enacted tort reform laws imposing limits on non-economic damages believing that exorbitant jury awards were the cause of increasing insurance premiums for physicians, and the imposition of caps on awards would thwart…