Fact Sheets: Civil Justice System

Older Americans Suffer Most from Civil Justice Restrictions

February 7— An artibtrary cap on non-economic damages - the only compensation a jury can provide for an injury itself as opposed to reimbursement for the injured person's out-of-pocket expenses - is unfair to the most severely injured victims of medical negligence. It would discriminate against seniors and would do nothing to make health care safer or lower doctors' premiums. Read more.

Women Disproportionately Hurt by Legal Restrictions

February 7— When a stay-at-home mom is injured or killed by medical malpractice, there are no lost wages to be reimbursed by economic damages. Other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket medical costs, the only form of compensation is non-economic damages, which some federal lawmakers want to arbitrarily cap. Read more.

Caps Doubly Unfair to the Youngest Victims

February 7— Instead of a big-government, one-size-fits-all limit, we should let juries decide what appropriate compensation is for a paralyzed child who'll never play sports, a disfigured teenager who'll never go to a prom, or a mother who loses her child forever. Read more.