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 Judge lifts limits on medical malpractice damages:  Per Fulton County Daily Reporter May 2, 2008:

IN A DECISION all but certain to be appealed to the Supreme Court of Georgia, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Marvin S. Arrington, Sr. has declared unconstitutional limits on pain and suffering damages that may be awarded to successful medical malpractice plaintiffs.

The caps on  noneconomic damages that may be levied against medical providers - $350,000 for one provider, or $700,000 for multi-defendant cases- were a key provision of the sweeping legislation  passed by the General Assembly in 2005 that made it harder for plaintiffs to win tort cases.

 

 

 

 
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