Wisconsin Med-Mal Caps Struck Down
The Wisconsin Supreme Court yesterday, to the dismay of insurers, declared unconstitutional the state's inflation-indexed caps on pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice suits.
In a 4-3 ruling in the case of Matthew Ferdon vs. Wisconsin Patients Compensation Fund, the court held that statutory limits on such damages violated the equal protection provisions of the Wisconsin constitution.
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