MICRA Lawsuit Measure Assigned Proposition Number The unprecedentedly broad and diverse coalition working to defeat the trial lawyers’ MICRA lawsuit measure is now officially the “No On 46” campaign, following the assignment of proposition numbers to qualified ballot measures by the Secretary of State’s Office on Monday. July 1, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine Prop 46, Proposition 46, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA, AMA Files Brief in Case Challenging the Constitutionality of MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), together with the American Medical Association (AMA), has filed an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of the non-economic damages cap of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). June 12, 2014 Advocacy, AMA, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act , MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
MICRA Update: Measure to Raise Medical Malpractice Cap Qualifies for November Ballot The initiative seeking to alter California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) has officially qualified for the November ballot. The initiative is written and funded by trial attorneys and their allies. In addition to increasing the overall number of medical lawsuits and the cost of health care across the board, it contains a number of unrelated provisions designed to mislead and deceive voters. May 20, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, News, Politics and Medicine CURES, Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act, MICRA, Troy and Alana Pack Patient Safety Act 0 0 Comment Read More »
CMA Files an Amicus Brief in Case that Threatens to Circumvent MICRA The California Medical Association (CMA), with the support of the American Medical Association (AMA) Litigation Center, has filed a brief with the California Supreme Court in an important case that draws the line between medical malpractice and elder abuse claims, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group. In the brief, CMA and AMA explain why the appellate court decision, if left standing, would eviscerate the long-standing protections and effective purpose of California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA). May 9, 2014 Advocacy, CMA, MICRA, Politics and Medicine legal advocacy, Winn v. Pioneer Medical Group, amicus brief, MICRA 0 0 Comment Read More »
Coalition to Defeat Trial Lawyers’ MICRA Initiative Expands to Include SEIU and ACLU The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) California, representing 700,000 Californian working individuals, is the latest organization to join the coalition in opposition to the trial lawyer-backed anti-MICRA ballot measure. May 8, 2014 Advocacy, MICRA, Politics and Medicine MICRA, Protect Access to Care, SEIU 0 0 Comment Read More »
