Making a Killing

WRITERS: Alexander J. Farrell, Sepideh Haftgoli Loong, Greer Taylor Ellison
DIRS: Alexander J. Farrell (Dir); Sepideh Haftgoli Loong (Co-Dir)
PRODS: Sepideh Haftgoli Loong (P), Max Loong (P), Nicholas Rowley (EP), Jakob Norman (EP)
FEATURING: Charles Johnson, Charles Johnson Jr., Langston Johnson, Browne Greene, Mike Mattoch, Michele M. Hakakha, Bradley Kramer, Nick Rowley, Bree Moreno, Nelson Moreno, Barry Keene, Wendell Potter, Julianne Fellmeth, Paul Song, Annette Ramirez, Rolando Ramirez, Natalie Ramirez, Dylan Ramirez, Bruce Fagel, Jamie Court, Courtney Rowley, Henry Peacor, The Rowley Kids, Scott Olsen, Steven Olsen, Michael Padilla, Katrina Foley

For too long, Californians who have been harmed instead of healed by our health care system have faced a formidable obstacle in seeking accountability in a court of law for medical negligence. It’s called MICRA, established in 1975.  Over the course of four decades, MICRA has put an artificial cap of $250K on pain and suffering damages in cases involving medical malpractice, no matter the outcome – even death. Its main beneficiaries have been insurance companies. This issue of limits on damages in medical malpractice lawsuits is California’s longest-running single-issue political battle.