Judge Tosses Illinois Malpractice Caps Law

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Joan Larsen said she based her ruling concerning non-economic damages on the 1997 Best case decision (Best v. Taylor Machine Works) by the Illinois Supreme Court,

By Daniel Hays | Updated on November 13, 2007

A judge in Chicago struck down the state’s 2005 medical liability law today finding that its limits on pain and suffering awards in medical malpractice cases are unconstitutional.

Cook County Circuit Court Judge Diane Joan Larsen said she based her ruling concerning non-economic damages on the 1997 Best case decision (Best v. Taylor Machine Works) by the Illinois Supreme Court, which overturned a law setting compensatory damage caps.

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