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Article: $350,000 CAP ON MALPRACTICE AWARDS VOIDED SETTLEMENTS COVERED IN THE STATE SUPREME COURT RULING HAVE TO DO WITH PAIN, SUFFERING AND LOSS OF COMPANIONSHIP.(FRONT)
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- The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)
- Article date:
- July 15, 2005
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Byline: JR Ross Associated Press
The Wisconsin Supreme Court tossed out the state's cap on some medical malpractice awards Thursday, prompting health-care officials to warn the decision could lead to huge verdicts against doctors and exploding costs for patients.
Health-care and business officials said the $350,000 cap lawmakers put into place a decade ago for pain, suffering and loss of companionship has helped keep down insurance premiums for Wisconsin doctors -- savings passed onto patients -- and creating access and quality superior to other states.
Some lawmakers pledged to devise new limits to avoid what they called a potential ...