Keith Hebeisen Writes About Caps on Damages and Malpractice Insurance Reform
Press Release, 12/15/2009Keith Hebeisen, partner at Clifford Law Offices, wrote a letter to the editor of the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin which was published Monday (12/14/09). In it, he again exposes the many unfavorable myths about medical malpractice cases and how insurance reform is the key to keeping malpractice insurance rates under control. To view Hebeisen's entire Letter, please click here.
The Illinois Supreme Court has announced that this Thursday it will release its long-awaited decision in Lebron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital which was a case challenging the cap on damages in medical malpractice cases as unconstitutional. Lebron is an infant victim of medical malpractice at birth whose recoverable damages would be severely limited by the cap passed in 2005.
Hebeisen, former President of the Illinois Trial Lawyers Association, is expected to be in Springfield, Illinois, Thursday when the court's decision is announced.
