The New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, New Jersey. Photo by Carmen Natale/ALM 'Ridiculously Low': NJ's Proposed Cap on Med Mal Damages and Attorney Fees Has Plaintiffs Bar Miffed, Defense Bar Mum
"This is trying to stop or dissuade lawyers from taking these cases which is what has happened in many other states," said David Mazie of Mazie Slater Katz & Freeman. "They reduce litigation because it's not worth it for lawyers to take these risks and bring these cases. At the end of the day, the people who get hurt are those truly hurt by medical malpractice."
December 08, 2022 at 02:04 PM
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New proposed legislation seeking to limit both compensatory damages and contingency fees in New Jersey medical malpractice cases has elicited strong backlash from the plaintiffs bar and silence from the defense bar.
"Given the increases in health care and insurance costs we should be looking at all avenues at reducing these costs throughout the system," said Sen. Nicholas J. Sacco, D-Bergen/Hudson, who introduced the bill in the Senate on Dec. 1. "Included in that are efforts to reduce litigation as well."
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