Medical Malpractice Liability Reform : Legal Issues and Fifty-State Survey of Caps on Punitive Damages and Noneconomic Damages.

Describes and analyzes the pros and cons of medical malpractice liability reform proposals. Covers caps on noneconomic and punitive damages awarded to plaintiffs, limitation of joint and several liability in health care lawsuits, abolition of the collateral source rule, limitations on 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], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judgments. Actions and defenses. Lawyers. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book