2002 House Bill 5934

Introduced in the House

April 23, 2002

Introduced by Rep. Andrew Raczkowski (R-37)

To authorize medical malpractice lawsuit damages in proportion to the loss of the opportunity to survive or achieve a better result that was proximately caused in whole or in part by the alleged malpractice. Current law prohibits damages unless the ability to survive was less than 50 percent.

Referred to the Committee on Civil Law and the Judiciary