MBJ Editorial: Lifting the cap would be a bad economic move for state
by MBJ Staff Published: June 26,2011
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Mississippi’s Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether it’s constitutional to limit how much a jury can award to an injured plaintiff in a lawsuit. How the court decides could have a huge impact on both economic development and medical services. Before Mississippi enacted two series of tort reforms less than a decade ago, [...] [...]
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