North Carolina House Passes Med Mal Cap

WRAL in North Carolina reports that the North Carolina House passed a bill that would cap monetary damages in negligence cases against doctors and hospitals at $1 million.  The bill allows parties to select binding arbitration with monetary damages limited to $1 million.  Interestingly, the North Carolina Medical Society (the doctors) joined forces with the North Carolina Academy of Trial Lawyers (the lawyers) to support the bill. 

– SBS