Damages cap ruling could invite another challenge
by Clay Chandler Published: March 8,2013
Tags: constitutionality, damages cap, Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Lisa Learmouth, Mississippi Supreme Court, plaintiffs law, sears, tort reform
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in late February that Mississippi’s $1 million cap on non-economic damages arising from civil litigation does not violate the state constitution’s separation of powers clause. The appeals court issued the ruling in response to the Mississippi Supreme Court’s decision not to rule on the matter last summer. The [...] [...]
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