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2. Non-economic damages caps - Wikipedia

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   With regard to the latter, proponents of tort reform argue that large, unpredictable damages causes an increase in the cost of medical malpractice insurance for healthcare professionals [4] and encourages the practice of defensive medicine whereby medical practitioners agree to unnecessary treatment in order to decrease the likelihood of future ...

3. After considering Coshocton hospital wrongful death suit ...

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   COLUMBUS − The Ohio Supreme Court recently made a ruling regarding wrongful death lawsuits based on faulty medical care related to a case from Coshocton.. In a four to three decision, the court ...

4. Medical malpractice in the United States - Wikipedia

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   States which do not impose caps on malpractice damages, such as Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and Washington, have experienced reductions or stabilization in malpractice rates as well. [45] Various studies have shown that the Texas tort-reform law has had no effect on healthcare costs or the number of physicians practicing in the state. [44]

5. List of United States Supreme Court cases involving mental ...

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   The Court found that mentally retarded persons are not a 'suspect' class of persons (requiring the same level of protection as racial minorities); thus, governments are free to enact almost any legislation or rule to civilly commit them, and the courts will not intervene, short of illegal or ridiculous actions (called 'rational' scrutiny). [4] 14th

6. Legal aid in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Legal aid for civil cases is currently provided by a variety of public interest law firms and community legal clinics, who often have "legal aid" or "legal services" in their names. Public interest practice emerged from the goal of promoting access to equal justice for the poor and this was inspired from the legal services disparity amongst ...

7. Why Ohio needs anti-SLAPP legislation | Strictly Legal - AOL

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   The proposed legislation (which is the law in 33 states) establishes an expedited process for deciding the merits and dismissing the suit. In my view, we have needed this law for long time, but we ...