In Polk County, Mindy McLaughlin successfully obtained partial summary judgment enforcing the Medicaid damages cap under § 766.118(6), Fla. Stat. Plaintiffs argued that the statute violated Equal Protection and failed to serve a legitimate state purpose. The Court firmly rejected those arguments, adopting the defense position that § 766.118(6), Fla. Stat., is constitutional under the rational basis test and enforceable as a matter of law. This outcome reinforces the strength and stability of the statutory damages cap in cases involving Medicaid recipients across Florida.