By letting a malpractice verdict stand and awarding $10.3 million to a victim\u2019s widow, the Florida Supreme Court kept hope alive this fall for those wanting to remove caps on damages for pain and suffering.<\/p>\n
The case resolved whether lawsuits from before the caps were put in place by the Florida Legislature in 2003 would be held to the same restrictions. The court held that since the injury happened before the caps law began, the awards should be left uncapped. The lawsuit was filed after the caps law went into effect.<\/p>\n
The attorney for the plaintiff in the case was encouraged that the verdict struck a blow to caps on damages. \u201cThis is very positive for throwing out the caps completely,\u201d Stephen Malrove told the South Florida Sun Sentinel. <\/p>\n
The lawsuit was filed two years after the victim, Harvey Raphael, died when the doctor did not give him anti-clotting medication in the hospital (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By letting a malpractice verdict stand and awarding $10.3 million to a victim\u2019s widow, the Florida Supreme Court kept hope alive this fall for those wanting to remove caps on damages for pain and suffering. The case resolved whether lawsuits…<\/span><\/p>\n