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Personal Injury & Torts

May 8, 2003

Cap on Malpractice Damages Subverts Separation of Powers

Forum Column - By Jamie Court and William M. Shernoff - We cannot ignore the unprecedented attack on the American judiciary that is afoot in Washington, D.C. The legislative attempt on Capitol Hill to override carefully crafted state jurisprudence and impose a national cap on damages in every medical malpractice case is a challenge that must be answered.

        Forum Column
        
        By Jamie Court and William M. Shernoff
        
        We cannot ignore the unprecedented attack on the American judiciary that is afoot in Washington, D.C. The legislative attempt on Capitol Hill to...

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