December 06, 2005

Democratic Gov. Jim Doyle, who's been close to the trial lawyers politically, just vetoed legislation that would have provided for limits (higher than the old ones) on noneconomic damages in med-mal cases (Nov. 23, etc.)(via KevinMD). The state business organization Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce, which has been mobilizing lately in response to the activist pro-plaintiff turn taken by the state's Supreme Court, expresses its disappointment.