Federal Suit Challenges Chapter 74 Damages Caps

Posted on February 26, 2008 by D. Todd Smith

As reported in The Houston Chronicle, a group of 11 plaintiffs have brought a putative class action in federal district court in Marshall seeking to have the Chapter 74 medical malpractice damage caps declared unconstitutional.  Among the plaintiffs is former Dallas Cowboy Ron Springs, who has been in a coma since late last year following surgery to remove a cyst.

The lawsuit, styled Watson et al. v. Harrison County Hospital Association et al. (Civil Action No. 2:08-CV-00081), has been assigned to U.S. District Judge John Ward.  A copy of the complaint is available here.

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Federal Suit Challenging Texas Med-Mal Caps - February 26, 2008 2:02 PM

[...] A copy of the complaint is available through the post "Federal Suit Challenges Chapter 74 Damages Caps" on the Texas Appellate Law blog, which is where I learned of this suit. [...]

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