Posts Tagged: challenged

Nearly half-century later, lawyers and doctors see peace over MICRA

Illustration of the elements of medicine and the law. (Illustration: vchal, via Shutterstock)

by CHUCK McFADDEN posted 04.29.2022

The latest chapter in a decades-long battle between physicians and lawyers is unfolding through compromise in Sacramento and so far, almost everyone involved has come aboard. The political battle revolves around California’s Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) which limits the amount of money patients can receive if injured by a physician in connection with medical treatment.

Newsom recall challenged in California appeals court

A poster in Yorba Linda from the supporters of the recall campaign against Gavin Newsom. (Photo: Matt Gush, via Shutterstock)

by JOHN HOWARD posted 05.10.2021

A Sacramento-area resident has challenged the legitimacy of the recall drive against Gov. Gavin Newsom, telling a state appellate court that a Superior Court judge violated the California constitution when he gave recall proponents more time to gather voter signatures.