Boxer Backs Proposed Medical Malpractice Ballot Initiative
On Monday, Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) endorsed a proposed ballot initiative that would alter state law to increase the limits on medical malpractice compensation to about $1.1 million. Boxer decided to back the measure, which is opposed by doctors, after learning "how unfair California law is in terms of compensating these patients and their families," according to her office.
- "California Measure To Raise Malpractice Cap Gets High-Profile Backer" (Bernstein, Reuters, 3/31)