Category Archives: MICRA Act

California Mandates 3 Medical Malpractice Insurers Reduce Rates

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Mike Matray

California insurance commissioner Dave Jones recently mandated lower rates for medical professional liability insurance offered by NORCAL Mutual Insurance, the Dentists Insurance Company and the MIEC Physicians & Surgeons program. Last year, Jones asked California’s top six medical malpractice insurance … Continue reading →

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Insurance Reform Needed to Lower New York Doctors’ Medical Malpractice Rates, California Consumer Watchdog Testifies

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: California has long been on the cutting edge of medical liability tort reform. It was the first state in the nation to institute a cap on non-economic damages with the 1975 Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) of … Continue reading →

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The King of Pop & When Medical Malpractice Crosses Into Criminal Liability

Posted on November 9, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: The trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, the personal doctor caring for King of Pop Michael Jackson, was a high-profile case where a question of medical liability crossed over to a question of criminal negligence. Dr. Murray was convicted … Continue reading →

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Rising Medical Malpractice Insurance Premiums? Yes & No

Posted on October 7, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: The author of this article uses the Annual Rate Survey data published by Medical Liability Monitor — which illustrates a downward trend in medical malpractice insurance premiums — to question whether federal tort reform should be included in … Continue reading →

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California’s $250,000 Cap on Non-Economic Damages in Malpractice Cases Upheld

Posted on September 27, 2011 by Mike Matray

side note: Since 1975, California’s MICRA Tort Reforms, which include a $250,000 cap on non-economic damages, has been the gold standard of tort reforms for more than 35 years. It has been tested in the state’s court system regularly, and … Continue reading →

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