Iowa Passes Legislation to Increase Cap on Non-Economic Malpractice Awards: What You Need to Know

By |2023-02-21T16:26:43-06:00February 20th, 2023|Iowa, Malpractice Insurance|

In early 2023, Iowa’s Governor Kim Reynolds is expected to sign into law historic tort reforms that will impose an increase on caps for non-economic medical malpractice damages. Despite bi-partisan opposition, the Iowa House and Senate passed House File 161 on February 8, 2023, which caps the monetary amount at $1 million that [...]