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Legislative panel postpones vote on lawsuit reform bill
Posted: 03.14.2012 at 10:12 AM
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The bill discussed Wednesday also limits damages related to pain and suffering to $50,000 per person.  / Fox Carolina
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A legislative panel has postponed a vote on a bill that would exclude medical expenses from the $600,000 per-event liability cap that protects the government from paying unlimited damages, regardless of the number of government entities involved.

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