"In response to increasing costs of medical malpractice insurance and insurers withdrawing from the market in the late 1980s, Virginia and Florida both created funds to compensate families for the lifetime medical expenses they incur when their child is born severely impaired because of neurological injuries suffered during the birthing process. Infants were singled out because lawsuits associated with these cases have a relatively high success rate and successful cases tend to result in large monetary awards. The fund and claims process is an alternative to malpractice litigation. If a family that volunteered for the program is eligible for coverage, it cannot pursue a malpractice claim; if it is found ineligible for coverage, it can then litigate."
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George Collpolo, "Medical Malpractice No Fault Systems". Office of Legal Research. Connecticut General Assembly. (8 December 2003).
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