(December 23, 2021, 1:40 PM EST) -- VENTURA, Calif. — The $250,000 limit on noneconomic damages for professional liability in the California Medical Injury Compensation Reform Act (MICRA) does not apply to causes of action under the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act (Elder Abuse Act), a California appellate panel ruled Dec. 20, affirming a multimillion-dollar jury award to two women who were sexually assaulted while they were patients at a psychiatric hospital....