Chicago Tribune Survey Shows that Many Oppose
Should there be a cap on medical malpractice awards? No, said two-thirds of the respondents to a Chicago Tribune on-line survey published in the paper’s June 23, 2009 edition. There were 2,010 “yes” responses and 1,045 “no” responses, the Tribune reported. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, has long opposed caps on damages.
Among reader comments printed in Wednesday’s Tribune:
“There should not be caps. The numbers are arbitrary. Why should someone be compensated less because a negligent doctor hurt him than if a negligent driver did?”
“Medical malpractice caps sound like a good idea – until you are a victim of a medical error. Let’s not forget that the rest of us are responsible for our negligence and our liability is not capped.”
“Most people want caps until it’s their relative. Then it’s different. How can you cap someone who may need care the rest of his or her life?”
