Date: July 30, 2002
Subject: Limiting Attorney and Non-Economic Payments
Description: Motion to table (kill) a motion which would require medical malpractice suits against doctors and medical providers to be filed within two years of the discovery of an injury and limit non-economic awards that drive up medical and insurance costs by limiting punitive damages to twice compensatory damages and by capping attorney fees.
Result: Motion to Table Agreed to, 57-42
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