Ian,
Of course, real tort reform, real limitation of punitive damages, would kill the goose that lays the golden eggs. And not only in medical malpractice, but in all areas of trial law practice: product liability, class action, etc.
So we can expect the plaintiff's bar to fight to their last breath to preserve it, and pay any amount to the Democratic party to keep their politicians on task. After all, we are talking about the trial lawyers' bank accounts, their livelihood, their homes, their Jags and Mercedes, their country club memberships.
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