A real slap in the face for the patients.

The news shocked Virginia House and Senate, as word got out that Governor Bob McDonnell the proposed medical malpractice damages cap boost veto. Not only legislators were surprised by this unexpected turn of events, but trial lawyers, doctors and insurance companies, not to mention most of the population of Virginia, were also caught by surprise.
Currently, the Commonwealth of Virginia has a medical malpractice damages cap of $2 million. This means that if you were injured by medical malpractice and your medical expenses income lost and other damages go over $ 2 million, you are out of luck. While this seems high enough amount if you are stuck with a permanent injury or condition, it does not come close even, what have you probably lost to your life by medical bills, salaries, and more to cover.
The Bill, the Gov't McDonnell veto not extravagant by any means. It was the result of years of hard work by medical practices lobbyists, trial lawyers, lobbyists and patients lobbyists. If the Bill had passed, damages would have received medical malpractice able, up to $3 million. Keep in mind this law would have helped the medical malpractice victims who most need this money.

The CAP would have increased gradually, year up from $50,000 to 2031.

So confusing to Governor McDonnell actions was that so many people for this law, including insurers, lawyers, were physicians and patients. She worked tirelessly come with some kind of CAP, would be fair to everyone.

Apparently, our were Governor of Virginia.

Operation of law heard, could have for a more in-depth discussion about what take Governor McDonnell have caused such extreme measures, is ultimately to the detriment of our State.

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