Tort to be tested by Supreme Court 
by Clay Chandler Published: May 29,2011
Tags: Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, Matt Steffey, Mississippi Supreme Court, Sears and Roebuck Co. v. Lisa Learmonth, tort reform
The Mississippi Supreme Court will hear arguments June 14 on the constitutionality of the state’s $1 million cap on punitive damages in civil jury awards. The argument arose after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals certified the question of the cap’s constitutionality to the Mississippi court. The Fifth Circuit sent the question to the state [...] [...]
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