What assets are protected from punitive claims in a medical malpractice suit?
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What assets are protected from punitive claims in a medical malpractice suit?
Asked on August 11, 2014 under Malpractice Law, New Mexico
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SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 9 years ago | Contributor
No assets are specifically protected from any claims, whether for compensatory or punitive damages, in a medical malpractice suit. Presumably, the medical practioner had malpractice insurance, which, if it was sufficiently large, would protect him or her by paying the amount of any judgment or award.
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