medical malpractice

Debate stalls on Mo. liability limits legislation

Associated Press — Wed, 01 May 2013 22:18:59 +0000

Debate has stalled in the Missouri Senate over legislation that would reinstate a limit on certain damages in medical malpractice lawsuits. The state Supreme Court struck down the previous cap.

Medical Malpractice Cap Restoration Bill May Not Survive 2013 Session

Marshall Griffin — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:25:37 +0000

Efforts in Missouri to restore caps on non-economic damages in medical malpractice lawsuits are in limbo.

The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last year that the state’s $350,000 cap was unconstitutional and by design denied injured patients the right to a jury trial. House Bill 112, passed by the Missouri House back in March, would restore the cap while placing the right to sue in written state statut

Missouri House seeks to limit medical liability

Associated Press — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 21:56:42 +0000

The Missouri has approved legislation seeking to reinstate a cap on some damages in medical malpractice lawsuits after the state Supreme Court struck down the existing limit.

Mo. House panel considers medical liability limits

Person: Associated Press — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:54:24 +0000

Several doctors testified before a Missouri House committee today, urging lawmakers to reinstate liability limits for medical malpractice cases.

Newscast for July 31, 2012

Rehman Tungekar — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 23:05:23 +0000

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Mo. Supreme Court throws out caps on medical malpractice

Elana Gordon — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 22:14:53 +0000

Updated 4:33 p.m. with reporting by KCUR's Elana Gordon.

Missouri’s Supreme Court has effectively overturned state caps on non-economic damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice cases. The court ruled today in favor of Deborah Watts, who filed suit against Cox Medical Centers in Springfield for injuries her son suffered at birth in 2006.

A jury had previously awarded Watts over $1 million in non-economic damages for the injuries, but state legislation enacted the year before, li