Civil Litigation,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility,
Law Practice
Nov. 18, 2021
Uncapping medical malpractice damages — a law of unintended consequences?
By this time next year, following the November 8, 2022, midterm election, we should know whether the California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative has been approved by voters. Should it pass, we as litigators — on both sides of the aisle — may face our own malpractice claims, if we aren’t ready.
Louie H. Castoria
Partner
Kaufman, Dolowich & Voluck LLP
425 California St 21st Fl
San Francisco , CA 94104
Phone: (415) 926-7601
Fax: (415) 926-7601
Email: lcastoria@kdvlaw.com
UC Berkeley Boalt Hall
Louie is a mediator with CourtCall Online Dispute Resolution, a member of the Mediation Society, a mandatory settlement officer with the San Francisco County Superior Court, and an adjunct professor of law at Golden Gate University. He won his first U.S. Supreme Court on July 1, 2021.
By this time next year, following the November 8, 2022, midterm election, we should know whether the California Changes to Medical Malpractice Lawsuits Cap Initiative has been approved by voters. Should it pass, we as litigators -- on both sides of the aisle -- may face our own malpractice claims, if we aren't ready.
As philosopher Gilda Radner noted, "Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it ...
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