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Malpractice reforms rise as victims seek accountability
Victims of medical malpractice called Tuesday for tougher screening of doctors to curb rising insurance costs. Christopher Lay, whose 6-year-old son Brenden suffers cerebral palsy from a botched delivery, urged accountability while noting a prior $11.2 million award. He and others joined coalitions in a press conference, arguing caps on non economic damages fail to address core problems.
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Springfield
Christopher Lay
Mount Vernon
Lay
Brenden
Mount Vernon Regional Health Center
Coalition For Consumer Rights, Citizen Action
Champaign County Health Care Consumers
Ben Edmonds
Coalition For Consumer Rights
Edmonds
Illinois State Medical Society
Illinois Supreme Court
Dave Luechtefeld
Rokanville
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Luechtefeld