Medical Malpractice Liability Reform : H.R. 5, 109th Congress.

Examines H.R. 5, which would preempt State law regarding some aspects of medical malpractice liability, and liability for defective medical products, by placing caps on noneconomic and punitive damages, eliminating joint and several liability, abolishing the collateral source rule, limiting lawyers&...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Lawyers. Limitation of actions. Malpractice. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Examines H.R. 5, which would preempt State law regarding some aspects of medical malpractice liability, and liability for defective medical products, by placing caps on noneconomic and punitive damages, eliminating joint and several liability, abolishing the collateral source rule, limiting lawyers' contingent fees, enacting a Federal statute of limitations, and provide for periodic payment of future damages.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.