The Republican-controlled state House of Representatives is pushing for further changes to tort law, including a measure that would cap punitive damages in cases in which plaintiffs who reside in nursing or assisted living facilities allege they were injured.
Last month, the House voted on the third consideration and final passage of House Bill 1907 103-89 to amend the Medical Care Availability and Reduction of Error (MCARE) Act to cap punitive damages in lawsuits against personal care homes, assisted living communities, long-term care nursing facilities, home care agencies, home health care agencies and hospices at 200 percent of the compensatory damages awarded in such lawsuits.