Capping Non-Economic Awards in Medical Malpractice Trials

by Daniela Golinelli, Nicholas M. Pace, Laura Zakaras

A model for limits on trial awards and attorneys' fees in medical malpractice cases is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), a law enacted in California in 1975 in the hope of controlling soaring medical malpractice insurance premiums and ensuring the continuing availability of malpractice insurance. MICRA caps awards for non-economic losses at $250,000 and limits plaintiffs' attorney fees. The authors examine the effects these limits...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0833036653
• ISBN13: 9780833036650
• Release Date: September 2003
• Publisher: RAND Corporation
• Length: 130 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.0" x 10.0"