Originally posted at the Dallas Morning News: http://www.dallasnews.com/business/health-care/20120327-u.s.-judge-upholds-texas-cap-on-medical-malpractice-awards.ece By MARK CURRIDEN The Texas Lawbook mark.curriden@texaslawbook.net Published: 27 March 2012 08:55 PM A federal judge ruled Tuesday that a Texas law limiting noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000 is constitutional. The decision, applauded by tort reform advocates and denounced by trial lawyers and victims of medical malpractice, ends a four-year legal battle over … [Read more...]
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