Medical Malpractice IN CALIFORNIA

MICRA

Primary in any medical malpractice case in California is the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act ("MICRA"), special legislation passed in July 1975 to discourage lawsuits against hospitals, medical clinics, and health care practitioners. Amendments to some of these statutes have been made effective for cases filed in California after January 1, 2023.

The body of MICRA is contained in the following California statutes:

Civil Code Section 3333.2
General damage limit for pain and suffering

Code of Civil Procedure 667.7
Periodic payment of future damages

Bus & Professions Code 6146
Limits on attorneys fees

Code of Civil Procedure 364
Pre-filing requirement

Code of Civil Procedure 340.5
Limited time deadlines by which to file a medical malpractice lawsuit

Civil Code Section 3333.1
Collateral source rule

Code of Civil Procedure 425.13
Prerequisites to making a claim for punitive damages

These statutes are accessible at the hyper-links above, and at the home page submenu for "MICRA"

For questions or comments, you are invited to contact the HIDALGO law firm.


H  I  D  A  L  G  O
323-724-5171


MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
Access Medical Records  -  "Adverse Events" Reports