· 2/10/2016
United States v. Woodside
Citations
- 642 F. App'x 490
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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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