Physicians support this bill, but not because it would limit non-economic damages.
The bill limited non-economic damages to $350,000 and imposed a statute of limitations.
Some states, like California, have adopted caps on awards for non-economic damages.
Financially, the most important change in the original rules would increase the awards for non-economic damages.
The law limits non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases to $250,000.
In California, for example, recovery for non-economic damages are limited to $250,000.
A prohibition on joint and several liabilities for non-economic damages.
It would place a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages like pain and suffering.
Particularly ones that capped non-economic damages such as Texas did in 2003.
Limits on non-economic damages have also proven successful in some states.