The Florida Medical Association is asking its members to get their patients to sign waivers limiting any “pain and suffering” damages to $250,000. (Doctors want you to sign this )
It’s the latest shot from the FMA to fight huge malpractice settlements.
In 2004, Florida voters approved a ballot measure that restricted plaintiff’s attorney fees to 30 percent of the first $250,000 of an award and 10 percent of money above that, excluding court costs.
Lawyers responded by simply asking clients to waive their rights to that fee restriction. On Thursday, the state’s high court ruled that the lawyers’ waiver was permissible.
Funny, the FMA isn’t telling the doctors to give their patients discounts or lower fees if they sign the waiver.