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DEL.ICIO.USReport: Lawyers out to loosen grip of 2005 tort law
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Fulton County Daily Report is reporting today that a hefty alliance of state senators and lawyers have set out to tweak the 2005 changes to state tort law.
They’re saying the measure went too far in giving cover to emergency room physicians.
Says the newspaper:
The proposal, Senate Bill 286, would repeal the section of the law that requires medical malpractice plaintiffs to prove that emergency room doctors acted with gross negligence. The bill would leave intact other major portions of the tort law, such as a $350,000 cap on pain and suffering damages in medical malpractice cases.
Lead sponsor is Seth Harp (R-Midland). Other signers include Majority Leader Tommie Williams (R-Lyons) and Minority Leader Robert Brown (D-Macon).
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