The Florida Supreme Court ruled this morning that a 2003 law limiting damages in medical-malpractice cases is unconstitutional. The long-awaited ruling came in the case of a Panhandle woman who died of complications after giving birth in 2006. The court ruled 5-2 that a cap on “non-economic” damages violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Florida Constitution.
–source: The News Service of Florida
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