California raised caps on pain-and-suffering damages in medical malpractice cases Monday for the first time in 47 years under a bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom, and further changed the maximum contingency fee attorneys can charge for awards depending on the stage of litigation.
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California Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation this week increasing the monetary awards given to patients in medical malpractice cases in the state. Newsome touted the legislation as the first substantive change to California's medical malpractice system in decades. The bill, AB 35, was supported by consumer groups, trial attorneys, health insurers and healthcare
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