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· 6/18/1981

Pinillos v. Cedars of Lebanon Hospital Corp.

Citations

  • 403 So. 2d 365

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  • holding that caps on damages in tort cases against municipalities do not violate “the separation of powers rule”
  • applying the rational basis test under the equal protection clauses of both constitutions in determining the constitutionality of medical malpractice legislation (section 768.56) which abolishes the collateral source rule
  • admissibility of collateral source evidence in medical malpractice actions upheld
  • applying rational basis test to equal protection claim

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Judges: Alderman

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