Cash payments in California medical malpractice cases would increase for the first time in nearly five decades under a deal announced Wednesday by rival interest groups that avoids a costly battle at the ballot box in November. The overhaul of the long-standing Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975, known as MICRA, will be outlined… Continue reading California’s Malpractice Payouts Would Rise Under a Deal to Avoid a Costly Ballot Fight