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the courage to do what is right, but he and CZR are putting together a back- up plan: a proposition to go on the ballot for 2020.
“ e $250,000 cap was put into e ect over 43 years ago based on insur- ance company lies that have been proved to be false,” he says. “Multiple states have ruled caps un- constitutional, and it is a disgrace that California, a progressive and liberal state, has failed to make any change.
“It’s despicable, and the politicians in the state of California are cowards and the judges who have refused to overturn it are also cowards—or biased. I am not sure which is worse,” he says.
“But now is the time for courage and change. Now is the time to scrape this horri c law o the books,” he says. “I believe that with current makeup of the Supreme Court of California, the judges we have in our state now, bet- ter politicians who are less controlled by insurance company lobbyists, and a new governor (a breath of fresh air and hope), we can get rid of MICRA completely and immedi- ately.”
Rowley insists it’s not about attorneys’ making more money. In fact, his suggestion is to let judges make decisions about ev- ery dollar of attorneys’ fees on a case-by-case basis just like they do in many other types of cases in California—like those involving all minors and dependent adults, as well
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