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Democrats surprise with amendment to exempt doctors, but not hospitals, from punitive lawsuit damages

Addressing concerns that New Mexico’s unlimited cap on punitive damages deters doctors from practicing in the state, Democrats in a key House committee pushed through a surprise compromise, of sorts, on Friday morning.  House Bill 99 emerged from the House Health and Human Services Committee with a cap on punitive damages for malpractice claims against […]