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California Proposition 46 Would Allow Patients to Hold Negligent Doctors Responsible for Injuries

The LA Times recently reported on a California ballot initiative that seeks to raise caps on medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering and to require physicians to undergo drug testing. The initiative, known as Proposition 46, seeks to raise the nearly forty–year-old cap on non-economic damages in medical negligence cases from $250,000 to $1.1 million. Going forward, the cap would be indexed to inflation.

Those supporting the initiative seek to modify a law that has ...

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