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If you’ve heard business groups cry about “runaway juries” and “jackpot justice,” the answer may surprise you.

The most recent data from the American Medical Association shows there are more doctors per capita in the U.S. than ever. And there are more doctors per capita in states that don’t limit the amount that can be awarded to victims of negligence than there are in states that have implemented caps.

After the members of the Class of 2012 received free tuition, all 80 members of the Class of 2013 will have at least 50% of their tuition covered by scholarship for all three years of law school.

A California appellate court today sided with accident victims and against insurance companies for the second time in a month on a key issue related to damages, the collateral source rule.

Health insurance companies would retain their exemption from federal antitrust laws under the health care reform bill that will be voted on in the U.S. Senate Thursday. But the House bill removes most of that exemption, and the issue would be fought over in conference committee.

A report in the Fort Myers (Fla.) News-Press indicates Florida’s limits on damages paid to victims of medical negligence haven’t been responsible for reducing either doctors’ medical malpractice insurance premiums or the number of malpractice lawsuits filed.

While limits on damages awarded to victims of medical negligence in Texas have been touted as a model for America, a study by the watchdog group Public Citizen shows Texas’ damage caps aren’t providing benefits to consumers.