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Reformers point to California, where jury awards for noneconomic damages, such as pain and suffering, are capped at $250,000 and malpractice rates have held relatively steady over the past year. With tort reform, says Ron Neupauer, a vice president of Medical Insurance Exchange of California, "you don't have the emotion-laden blockbuster verdicts." But plaintiffs' lawyers protest that curbing noneconomic damages will disproportionately impact women, children and the elderly, who typically suffer less "economic" harm, such as lost wages, when they are hurt...
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