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Erratum

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/pn.38.3.0037

The state with a new tort reform law reported in the December 20 issue is Mississippi, not Missouri. The law imposes a $500,000 cap on damages for pain and suffering and grants malpractice immunity to physicians if they have prescribed an FDA-approved drug. It also abolishes joint and several liability for noneconomic damages and reduces it for actual economic damages. ▪