Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have revived a medical malpractice bill that caps non-economic damages at $250,000 and limits contingency fees as a way to reduce the federal budget and avoid cuts in defense spending. The House passed the bill in March, even though President Barack Obama said he would veto it and House Democrats say it will be dead on arrival in the Senate. But the bill was revisited during budget discussions this week after the Congressional Budget Office estimated it would reduce federal healthcare costs.
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Friday, April 27, 2012
Saturday, October 1, 2011
Civil Justice Act effective today
The Tennessee Civil Justice Act of 2011 takes effect today. Legal actions for injuries, deaths and other losses that occur from today forward are subject to big changes in personal-injury and consumer-protection laws, including new caps on damage awards.
Read the full story at the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Read the full story at the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
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