Bill > HB2006

Introduced Session

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 Weld (R)*,  Karen Arvon (R),  Daryl Cowles (R),  Joe Ellington (R),  Paul Espinosa (R),  Eric Householder (R),  Gary Howell (R),  Amanda Pasdon (R),  Matthew Rohrbach (R),  Theresa Waxman (R),  Mark Zatezalo (R), 

To House Judiciary (on 01/14/2015)

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