Fight for Fair Compensation
... And now, due to a constitutional amendment in Texas law, the only compensation for pain and suffering this child and her family can receive is a price tag of $750,000 (Maxon Opposite). ... Now as compensation for ruining their child’s life, the state government has put a maximum value on the mental anguish and pain that the family will live with for the rest of their lives. ... According to the new state amendment, “to get the full $750,000 in compensation for malpractice, at least one negligent doctor and two negligent hospitals must be involved, therefore leaving a false promise in patients suing for malpractice.” The cases in which a patient and their family will receive the full compensation will be vary rare, and as Doug Monsour, of the Longview law firm Sloan & Monsour quoted, “You would have to have an awful chain reaction to get up to the $750,000” (Maxon Opposite). With these set caps set on malpractice lawsuits, many families will not fair well receiving adequate compensation. ... ” Only those with good incomes could seek to recover income lost, receiving a more just compensation, since the law doesn’t limit the amount put on economic loss (Maxon Opposite).