Senate Bill 475—Cause for concern or self-generated crisis?
By Laninya A. Cason
Tort Law,
July 2006
On August 25, 2005, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton, Illinois, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law, Senate Bill 475 (SB475) which, among other things, effectively places statutory limitations (caps) on noneconomic damages (e.g., pain and suffering) for plaintiffs who file lawsuits against physicians and hospitals.
Senate Bill 475—Cause for concern or self-generated crisis?
By Laninya A. Cason
Women and the Law,
January 2006
On August 25, 2005, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton, Illinois, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law Senate Bill 475 which, among other things, effectively places statutory limitations (caps) on noneconomic damages (e.g. pain and suffering) for plaintiffs who file lawsuits against physicians and hospitals.
Senate Bill 475: Cause for concern or self-generated crisis?
By Laninya A. Cason
Health Care Law,
December 2005
On August 25, 2005, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton, Illinois, Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law, Senate Bill 475 (SB 475) which, among other things, places statutory limitations or “caps” on noneconomic damages (e.g., pain and suffering) for plaintiffs who file lawsuits against physicians and hospitals.
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