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Filibuster defeats malpractice caps on lawsuits
The Senate endured another filibuster yesterday as Democrats blocked consideration of a bill to cap damages in medical malpractice lawsuits against doctors, drug makers and medical-device makers involved in obstetrical or gynecological care.
Under yesterday's bill, noneconomic damages such as pain and suffering would be capped at $250,000 in medical malpractice lawsuits involving obstetrical or gynecological care. Punitive damages would also be capped at $250,000 or twice the amount of economic damages, whichever is higher. The bill wouldn't institute any limit on economic damages.
Senate Democrats blocked a broader version of the bill last year that would have instituted similar caps for doctors across the board.