Lawyer - News

The Illinois Supreme Court has once again shot down a state law capping non-monetary damages in medical malpractice lawsuits, finding that such a statute violates the separation of powers between the judicial and legislative branches. The high court said in the Thursday decision that the limit on non-monetary damages, such as those for pain and suffering, interferes with "the authority of the judicial branch to reduce verdicts."

This entry was posted on Monday, February 8th, 2010 at 1:51 pm and is filed under Lawyer - News.