Florida Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Damage Cap
Florida’s highest court recently declared unconstitutional a state law that limited the amount of money plaintiffs could collect for the loss of a loved one due to medical malpractice. The decision, made by a 5 to 2 majority, ruled that the law was an unlawful breach of the Florida Constitution’s equal protection guarantee. As discussed by Reuters, the decision revolved around a challenged law that had capped medical malpractice claims at one million dollars. The tort cap was passed
March 27, 2014