Just two months ago, the Florida Supreme Court issued its opinion in Estate of McCall v. United States (SC 11-1148), holding that Florida’s statutory caps on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice actions was unconstitutional.
The caps, which ranged from $150,000 to $750,000 per claimant depending on the nature of the claim, were enacted by the Florida Legislature and signed into law by then-Gov. Jeb Bush in 2003.
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