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Back and Forth Continues over NC Medical Liability Reform Law
Posted on Aug 17, 2011
Upon first glance, any legislation that would save North Carolina money and bring better doctors into the state sounds like a good idea. However, many believe that doing so in the form of a medical malpractice cap is a very bad idea. Many doctors, patient advocates, med mal attorneys and injury victims believe that the cap puts an unfair limit on the money injured parties can receive.
Rep. Alice Bordsen, D-Alamance, voted against the bill. Like others, Bordsen believes that the cap is unfair to victims of a medical mistake. She thinks that the cap will not do enough to allay the pain and suffering of victims and families whose lives are forever changed through a death, catastrophic brain injury or permanent loss of physical or mental ability. Attorneys feel the same way, and worry that the cap will discourage injury victims from filing a lawsuit as the cost of mediation and/or a trial often exceeds the proposed $225,000 cap. As experienced medical mistake attorneys we know that a cap such as this too often leaves injury victims without the money they need to move on with their lives, recover from their injuries and illnesses. We hope that NC can do the right thing- Let jurors, not politicians, decide on the proper amount of compensation for victims of medical malpractice.
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