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· 2/10/2016

United States v. Woodside

Citations

  • 642 F. App'x 490

How courts have described this case

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  • looking to state law to determine whether plaintiffs had a vested property right in uncapped medical-malpractice damages
  • looking to state law to determine whether plaintiffs had a vested property right in uncapped medical-malpractice damages
  • “[T]he plaintiffs cite survey data indicating that fewer Texas lawyers are accepting medical malpractice suits after the [statutory] cap was enacted.”
  • “[T]he plaintiffs cite survey data indicating that fewer Texas lawyers are accepting medical malpractice suits after the [statutory] cap was enacted.”
  • after a state constitutional amendment the court rejected contention the noneconomic damage caps of $250,000/$500,000 violated the U.S. Const. Fifth Amendment Takings Clause or the right to access courts

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Judges: Clay, Kethledge, Siler

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