Med Mal Caps, in Court and in the News
The state state Supreme Court just listened to oral arguments over IL's 2005 medical malpractice caps law. To coincide, the Illinois Times ran a story this morning outlining the issue. It features quotations from CJ&D executive director Joanne Doroshow, and - what do you know? - actually presents the perspective of victims. This perspective has been lost underneath a lot of biased reporting this year (here, here, here for a few examples), so it's nice to see a news organization honestly explain to the public what, and who, this issue is ultimately all about.
“In a very, very serious case, a cap like this is very cruel to the
patient,” Doroshow says. “Especially if we’re talking about a child
that is catastrophically injured and will need compensation for the
rest of their life. There really is a tremendous hardship on families.”
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