"Ballot Language: Proposes to amend the State Constitution to provide that an injured claimant who enters into a contingency fee agreement with an attorney in a claim for medical liability is entitled to no less than 70% of the first $250,000.00 in all damages received by the claimant, and 90% of damages in excess of $250,000.00, exclusive of reasonable and customary costs and regardless of the number of defendants. This amendment is intended to be self-executing."
posted on October 19, 2004 05:41:14 AM new
Sounds great to me....let us know if it passes please. I'd bet it has a good chance of doing so.
Would be REAL nice to see more states put that on their ballots. Time to say something to all the trial lawyers, like edwards, about just who should get most of the money from THEIR injury.
posted on October 19, 2004 05:51:00 AM new
It looks like a good idea, but I'm wondering if the lawyers won't just make up the difference in volume. More lawsuits shooting for higher awards. Does the amendment say anything about the substance of suits? If not, it doesn't really have any teeth.
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