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A measure to impose limits on awards to pain and suffering damages got words of support from Democrats in the Missouri Senate Wednesday. |
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Wrap: The measure would re-reinstate a 350-thousand-dollar cap on non-economic pain and suffering damages.
Democratic Senator Joseph Keaveny said he supports a cap, but suggested it be one-million-dollars.
But, Republican Senator Rob Schaaf said a cap this high would drive doctors to states with lower or no caps.
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| Description: "Do you want people to be comin' to Missouri or don't chya? And, if you do you need to not set the non-economic damage limit at a million dollars. And, that's just the reality Senator." | |
Schaaf is the Senate's only licensed physician.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Shannon O'Brien.
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A measure that would limit awards for non-economic damages for pain and suffering received words of support from Democratic Senators on the Missouri Senate floor. |
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Wrap: The bill would re-implement a limit on pain and suffering damages that was thrown out by the state Supreme Court in 20-12.
St. Louis Democratic Senator Joseph Keaveny suggested the cap be raised to one-million-dollars.
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| Description: "I'm not saying that we don't need to institute some type of cap, but 350-thousand-dollars is too low." | |
Another Democratic Senator supported a cap and said hopefully it will empower doctors to do what they need to do.
The Senate's only licensed physician Republican Senator Rob Schaaf said we need to have a cap, but the question is where it should be.
Reporting from the state Capitol, I'm Shannon O'Brien.