Six Myths of Capping Pain and Suffering Damages

Authors

Katherine Hubbard, Saint Louis University School of Law

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Description

States have been split on whether to uphold or drop non-economic damage caps on damages for decades, hoping to lower medical malpractice lawsuits and insurance premiums for physicians. In this article, Katherine Hubbard discusses six of the many myths surrounding the debate.

Publication Date

2-12-2019

Document Type

Article

Keywords

damages, pain and suffering, medical malpractice, insurance

Disciplines

Law

Recommended Citation

Hubbard, Katherine, "Six Myths of Capping Pain and Suffering Damages" (2019). SLU Law Journal Online. 8.
https://scholarship.law.slu.edu/lawjournalonline/8