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Leandros A. Vrionedes, P.C. Motto

Tag Archives: arbitrary and inhumane

Medical Malpractice

Californians Try to Raise Medical Malpractice Damages Caps, New Yorkers Try to Keep Them Out

By Leandros Vrionedes |

The California legislature first put a cap on noneconomic damages (pain and suffering) in medical malpractice cases in 1975, with the passage of the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). Under MICRA, a person cannot receive more than $250,000 for pain and suffering caused by a doctor’s medical negligence or incompetence, regardless of the… Read More »

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