In 2003, powerful lobbyist groups in Texas spent millions of dollars
and utilized significant resources to flood the media with a campaign
directed at having voters vote for an amendment to the Texas
Constitution to cap non-economic damages in medical malpractice cases
(non-economic damages are intangible damages such as pain and suffering
and mental anguish). The legislation passed by the slightest margin
(51-49%) and victims of medical...
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