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The purpose of this bill is to control the increase in the cost of liability insurance and to maintain access to affordable health care services for West Virginians. It provides a mechanism to increase the limitation on civil damages in medical malpractice cases to account for inflation by linking increases to the Consumer Price Index. It also requires appellate courts to review de novo certain decisions made by circuit court judges; adds provisions limiting the admissibility and use of certain information; and requires adjustment of verdicts for past medical expenses.

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Ryan Ferns (R)*,  Craig Blair (R),  Donna Boley (R),  Mitchell Carmichael (R),  William Cole (R),  Ed Gaunch (R),  Kent Leonhardt (R),  Jeffrey Mullins (R),  David Nohe (R),  Bob Plymale (D),  Ron Stollings (D),  Tom Takubo (R),  Charles Trump (R), 

Chapter 168, Acts, Regular Session, 2015 (on 04/15/2015)

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