MSSNY Cited in Coverage of Wrongful Death Veto

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In reporting on Gov. Kathy Hochul’s veto of the Grieving Families Act, which would have increased plaintiff’s awards in malpractice cases, Newsday highlighted the Medical Society of the State of New York, writing: MSSNY “an influential lobbying group for physicians, said it was grateful for Hochul’s veto. The group said the bill would have hit physicians hard, especially those serving poorer communities. The group instead said it supports ‘a reasonable cap on noneconomic damages.'”

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