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Damages: Why Special Treatment for Docs.?
Posted by: Damon Davis
March 24, 2010
In my last entry I wrote about wrongful death damage caps. I'd like to write about damage caps again today. With all the news about medical reform, I'd like to write about the medical malpractice damage caps in Colorado. In Colorado, the medical malpractice damage cap is contained in section 13-64-302, C.R.S. The cap is a total of one million dollars, of which no more than $300,000 can be for non-economic damages. You may recall from my previous entry that the non-economic damages for everyone else are capped at $468,010 with no cap on economic damages. One must question why doctors are entitled to special treatment that the rest of the citizens of Colorado are not.
