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The Los Angeles Times – California’s Malpractice Payouts Would Rise Under A Deal To Avoid A Costly Ballot Fight

By Melody Gutierrez, LOS ANGELES TIMES April 27, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-04-27/california-malpractice-payouts-would-rise-under-deal-to-avoid-costly-ballot-fight SACRAMENTO — Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would go up for the first time in nearly five decades under a deal between...

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