Professional Liability
3rd Circuit Upholds Medical Malpractice Cap for Nurse Practitioners
- May 15, 2012
- By William Parker
Medical Malpractice Cap Constitutional and Lower Courts Bound to Follow In Olivier v. Magnolia Clinic, 11-2132 (La. 3/13/12), 85 So. 2d 39, the Louisiana Supreme Court overturned a ruling by the Louisiana Third Circuit Court of Appeal holding that the $500,000 cap under the Medical Malpractice Act (MMA) was unconstitutional when applied to Nurse Practitioners. […]