The Illinois law that placed caps on the amount awarded in a medical malpractice lawsuit was ruled unconstitutional by the state�??s Supreme Court last week, the Chicago Tribune reported. The ruling is a huge blow to doctors and hospital officials who claim that malpractice limits are a way to keep health care costs from rising even further. The court said the law violates the state’s separation-of-powers clause between the branches of government by allowing lawmakers to interfere with a jury’s right to determine damages. Attorneys defending the law cited other states who the same legislation, but the justices said they were not swayed by the �??everyone else is doing it�?� idea