Government
Sep. 13, 2014
Doctor testing provision costing MICRA initiative traditional labor allies
Plaintiff's attorneys want California voters to approve a ballot measure raising the state's cap on medical malpractice payouts. But their decision to add a provision to require drug testing of doctors may now be costing them key allies.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Plaintiff's attorneys want California voters to approve a ballot measure raising the state's cap on medical malpractice payouts. But their decision to also add a provision to require drug testing of doctors - which has polled well with voters - may now be costing attorneys the support of traditional allies.
"No on 46," a doctor and malpractice insurer-led campaign against attorneys'...
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