Med-mal damages cap not on General Assembly’s agenda 
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Published: January 25, 2010
Tags: General Assembly, Medical Malpractice, Virginia Trial Lawyers Association
The cap on medical-malpractice recovery will remain at $2 million for at least another year.
Representatives of healthcare organizations and the Virginia Trial Lawyers Association met with the chairmen of the House and Senate Courts of Justices Committees earlier this month to advise them of a ceasefire.
Jack L. Harris, executive director of the VTLA, said the ...
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