FL: Task Force That Recommended Med Mal Cap Endorses Constitutional Amendment

In 2002, then-Governor Jeb Bush appointed 5 members to a panel to advise about an alleged med mal crisis.  The panel recommended med mal caps on non-economic damages.  In 2003, the legislature passed a cap; the Florida Supreme Court invalidated that cap earlier this year.  In the wake of that decision, the 5 members of the panel are urging a constitutional amendment to put the cap on firm legal ground.  It is unlikely the legislature will take up such an amendment in this session.  The Miami Herald has details.

–CJR