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Justices Scold Attorneys In Doctor-lawyer Battle
The Florida Supreme Court was asked to cap the fees that lawyers get for representing medical-malpractice victims.
The dispute between Florida's doctors and lawyers moved to the state's Supreme Court on Wednesday, as justices were asked to cap the money that lawyers can earn in medical-malpractice cases.
Last year, state voters approved Amendment 3, which places strict limits on the contingency fees that lawyers can earn from representing people who sue doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers for malpractice.
Over the summer, 54 lawyers who have some sort of ties to the Florida Medical Association or to law firms that represent the Florida Medical Association, insurance companies and other healthcare providers asked the high court to force lawyers to follow Amendment 3.
That would require the court to amend the rules of professional conduct for lawyers to limit the fees in malpractice cases.
The court will issue its opinion on the case at a later date.