Last-minute tweak to bill could double Virginia’s medical malpractice payment caps for plaintiffs

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 630

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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What started as a “small little bill” by Sen. Mark Obenshain, R-Rockingham, to cap prejudgement interest in medical malpractice lawsuits on Wednesday evolved into a proposed doubling of payment caps for plaintiffs of successful lawsuits.

Virginia’s House of Delegates went into recess the afternoon of March 4 to hold a special meeting of its Courts of Justice Committee. There, a substitute rewrite of Senate Bill 536 was deliberated and then advanced by a vote …

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