Kneecapping the jury in Montana: Lawmakers took away recourse for victims of malpractice
Imagine you are severely injured as a result of medical malpractice. You are permanently disabled, physically and emotionally, and will live with medical treatments and pain for the rest of your life. Your family life and intimate relations with your partner are forever shattered.
You sue, and, after a two-week trial, the jury awards you $15 million dollars in economic damages (those with quantifiable amounts like past and future medical expenses and lost wages) and $20 million dollars in non-economic damages (those without a specific dollar value, but which are determined and awarded by the jury) for past and future pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of established course of life and loss of consortium.
If you–and the jury–believe you are going to get the $20 million from the negligent party’s insurers, think again!
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