Download or read book Capping Non-economic Awards in Medical Malpractice Trials written by Nicholas Michael Pace and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2004 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A model for limits on trial awards and attorneys' fees in medical malpractice cases is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA), a law enacted in California in 1975 in the hope of controlling soaring medical malpractice insurance premiums and ensuring the continuing availability of malpractice insurance. MICRA caps awards for non-economic losses at $250,000 and limits plaintiffs' attorney fees. The authors examine the effects these limits have on both plaintiffs' awards and defendants' liabilities.