Filings by parties on both sides of the case suggest that the clinic, doctors and the family were interested in settling the case out of court. The insurance company resisted.
Court claim alleges the large jury award was used to to help persuade state lawmakers to pass tort-reform legislation that would save insurance companies millions by capping damages for malpractice.
An insurance company engineered a record-setting medical malpractice judgment against an Iowa clinic as part of a successful scheme to have state lawmakers approve tort-reform legislation this year, according a
Filings by parties on both sides of the case suggest that the clinic, doctors and the family were interested in settling the case out of court. The insurance company resisted.