In order to determine how much a medical malpractice case is worth in California, there are a few different things that we will need to explore that are specific to your case. First, we will need to consider all of the economic impacts that this accident has had on your life, including the resultant medical bills, as well as the impacts on your earning capacity, long-term working abilities, and more. There is no cap to these types of damages in a California medical malpractice case.
Once we have calculated your economic damages, we will turn to the non-economic damages such as pain and suffering, stress, anxiety, and loss of quality of life. These types of damages are capped to $250,000 in California under the Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act of 1975, meaning that regardless of the extent of these damages, you will be unable to seek more than this amount.