In the wake of the state Supreme Court rescinding a civil procedural rule under which trial courts could reduce noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, attorneys said the move would not change this area of law very much because trial judges are reluctant to reduce damages awarded by juries and because so-called runaway jury verdicts are rare.
The court retracted Pennsylvania Civil Procedural Rule 1042.72 without commentary. The court also retracted the rule without circulating it for public comment, citing Pennsylvania Rule of Judicial Administration 103(a)(3).
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