The state limit was enacted by the Maryland General Assembly in 2004.
“This important decision confirms the Maryland legislature’s intent to ensure that people’s needs are met without allowing a lottery-like system’s limitless awards,” said Carmela Coyle, CEO of the Maryland Hospital Association.
Read the Baltimore Business Journal’s report on Maryland’s malpractice limit.
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