Florida’s cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice injury cases is unconstitutional, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
The 4-3 decision relied on the court’s 2014 ruling that a similar cap in wrongful death cases violated the Florida Constitution’s equal protection clause. Lawmakers put the caps in place in 2003 because they said a medical malpractice insurance crisis was pushing doctors to leave Florida.
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