6/1/22
After years of wrangling over whether or not to raise the state’s nearly five-decades-old cap on medical malpractice awards, California lawmakers and advocates both pro and con have finally reached a deal.
5/23/22
Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 35, legislation to modernize the system for awarding damages in medical malpractice cases in California.
4/30/22
Finally, almost a half-century later, there appears be a truce between doctors and lawyers — with benefits for consumers, too.
4/29/22
After years of multimillion-dollar battles over medical malpractice awards, legislators and advocates on both sides have reached a deal, potentially averting a ballot measure that would have put the decision to voters.
The latest chapter in a decades-long battle between physicians and lawyers is unfolding through compromise in Sacramento and so far, almost everyone involved has come aboard.