Column by George Skelton, LOS ANGELES TIMES May 9, 2022 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-05-09/skelton-malpractice-cap-deal-california SACRAMENTO — It’s being called the Sacramento equivalent of the Berlin Wall falling. Or a Middle East peace pact. Long-warring enemies have suddenly negotiated...

By Madison Hirneisen, THE CENTER SQUARE May 6, 2022 https://www.thecentersquare.com/california/bill-gradually-raising-california-medical-malpractice-awards-as-high-as-1-million-advances/article_ab38eb86-cd6b-11ec-b44a-1baaac67e324.html (The Center Square) – Legislation to raise limits on types of California malpractice lawsuits advanced to the State Assembly after Senate lawmakers...

In 1975, the state of California capped medical malpractice damages for pain and suffering to $250,000 and that’s where it's stayed for 47 years. By Alexis Rivas, KNSD NBC TV-7...

By Ana B. Ibarra and Kristen Hwang, CALMATTERS April 27, 2022 https://calmatters.org/health/2022/04/medical-malpractice-california-deal/ A measure slated for California’s November ballot that sought to raise the cap on medical malpractice awards could be pulled,...

By Adam Beam, ASSOCIATED PRESS Aprili 27, 2022 https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/california/story/2022-04-27/california-to-increase-awards-in-medical-malpractice-cases SACRAMENTO, Calif. — People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under...

By Victoria Colliver, POLITICO PRO April 27, 2022 California’s nearly 50-year-old medical malpractice compensation limits may soon be increased as part of a deal announced Wednesday that could end a decadeslong...

Los Angeles, CA - The California families harmed by medical negligence who launched the Patients for Fairness coalition (http://www.patientsforfairness.org) responded favorably to news of a potential legislative deal to...

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...

By Jennifer Kastner, KGTV ABC TV-10 San Diego, CA April 7, 2022 https://www.10news.com/news/team-10/new-lawsuit-against-sd-plastic-surgeon-charged-in-patients-death SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A Bonita plastic surgeon who's charged with involuntary manslaughter in a patient's death is coming...