The justices ruled that even if a physician notifies patients of the malpractice limit, they can still be sued if the hospital fails to do so, according to the report. Patients that are properly notified cannot sue obstetricians but can receive limited no-fault compensation if such an injury does occur.
The ruling overturns a lower court decision that physician’s notices were sufficient to cover hospitals, according to the report.
Read the Herald’s report on Florida malpractice limit notifications.
