H.R. 5690 · 111th Congress
Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine & Aimless Lawsuits (MedMal) Act of 2010
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Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine & Aimless Lawsuits (MedMal) Act of 2010 - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care goods or services.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jul 1, 2010
Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine & Aimless Lawsuits (MedMal) Act of 2010 - Sets forth provisions regulating lawsuits for health care liability claims related to the provision of health care goods or services.
Sets a statute of limitations of three years after the date of the manifestation of injury or one year after the claimant discovers the injury, with certain exceptions.
Caps the amount of noneconomic damages at $350,000 if a claimant rejects a settlement that meets certain criteria.
Prohibits a provider of collateral source benefits from recovering any amount from an award in a health care lawsuit involving injury or wrongful death.
Makes a benevolent gesture or admission of fault that is made by a health care provider or employee to the claimant or the claimant's relative or representative inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or an admission against interest.
Makes each party liable only for the amount of damages proportional to such party's percentage of responsibility.
Authorizes the award of punitive damages only where: (1) it is otherwise permitted by applicable state or federal law; (2) it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted with malicious intent to injure the claimant or deliberately failed to avoid unnecessary injury the claimant was substantially certain to suffer; and (3) compensatory damages are awarded.
Provides for periodic payment of future damages.
Prohibits a health care provider from being named as a party to a product liability lawsuit for prescribing or dispensing a Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved medical product.
Prescribes qualifications for expert witnesses.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Meaningful End to Defensive Medicine & Aimless Lawsuits (MedMal) Act of 2010
Latest action (Jul 1, 2010): Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 1, 2010
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.