AMA Wants Tort Reform In Wyoming

Laramie, Wy – The President Elect of the American Medical Association says Wyoming will keep losing doctors if it does not place a 250-thousand dollar cap on non-economic medical malpractice cases. Doctor John Nelson is urging legislators to take the first step in changing the constitution to make the change. Currently Wyoming does not have a cap and trial attorneys argue that a cap is not needed because Juries in the state don't hand out large awards. They also say that premiums are high because of economic factors that have little to do with jury awards. The legislature will decide whether to take up the issue when it meets February 9th.