Oregon has raised the limits on malpractice and other
negligence awards against public employees. This new Oregon law restricts damages at $1.5 million to $3.5
million for state hospitals and clinics. The medical malpractice caps will rise to the $2 million to
$4 million range for five years.
This sounds like a lot of money but I'm assuming these are hard caps which means they are essentially claims that discriminate against typically child brain injury cases such as cerebral palsy where the economic damages to maintain the child are incredibly high. It seems insane to me to single out these types of cases for a malpractice cap.
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