Malpractice proposals calsh with Indiana law

Indianapolis Business Journal | January 31, 2005| | Copyright

President Bush's proposal to lower health care costs by capping medical malpractice awards could create questions in Indiana, where state lawmakers passed similar legislation 30 years ago.

Bush made his case to reform health care earlier this month in Madison County, Ill., across the Mississippi River from St. Louis. The American Tort Reform Association has called the county the "judicial hellhole" of the nation because of a reputation for huge jury awards won by plaintiffs.

The president wants to place a limit of $250,000 on noneconomic damages, or the pain and suffering portions of ...

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