[DOWNLOAD] "Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell" by Supreme Court of Kansas " Book PDF Kindle ePub Free
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- Title: Kansas Malpractice Victims Coalition v. Bell
- Author : Supreme Court of Kansas
- Release Date : January 03, 1988
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 80 KB
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The opinion of the court was delivered by This is a declaratory judgment action brought by the Kansas
Malpractice Victims Coalition (plaintiffs/appellees), a group of
named and unnamed medical malpractice victims, against Insurance
Commissioner Fletcher Bell (defendant/appellant) in his capacity
as administrator of the Health Care Stabilization Fund (Fund).
Plaintiffs seek to prevent enforcement of 1986 House Bill 2661, a
bill containing a variety of tort reforms and limiting the
recovery allowed in medical malpractice actions. (K.S.A. 40-3401
et seq. and K.S.A. 1987 Supp. 60-3401 et seq.) The trial
court granted summary judgment for the plaintiffs, ruling that
certain new laws violated several constitutional provisions. At the district court level, the Kansas Medical Society, the
Kansas Hospital Association, and Attorney General Robert T.
Stephan intervened on behalf of the defendant. On appeal, the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America, the Distressed Parents
Together Foundation, and the Consumer Federation of America
appear as amici curiae. John B. Runnels, M.D., appears pro se,
also as amicus curiae.