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California has reached a deal between the trial lawyers and the california Medical Association to raise the payouts for non-economic med mal payments. This is in lieu of a November fight for votes. The new payout limit for pain and suffering will rise to $350,000 on January 1. This will go up over ten years to a max of $750,000. If death is the end result then the cap will start at $500,000 and go to $1,000,000 over the ten year period. After that it will be adjusted by a 2% COS increase. Also the plaintiff would be eligible for two payouts instead of only one now. One from a provider and one from an facility.
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