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A bad idea and why: laws that limit plaintiffs’ damages
It’s always seemed obvious to me: legally imposed caps on monetary damages plaintiffs can receive are bad. I’ve written about this frequently — here, for one — and have expressed the opinion that when laws limit damages, they restrict us … Continue reading
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Tagged "tort reform", caps on damages, corporate wrongdoing, personal injury damages, personal injury lawsuits, punitive damages, situations demanding lawsuits
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Medical malpractice lawsuits from the doctor’s POV
You may not have noticed the modest piece, “Once Sued, Many Are Twice Shy,” in yesterday’s New York Times science section (it was on the page behind an article on lobotomy, starring the one applied to the head of Eva … Continue reading
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Tagged "tort reform", legal causes of action, medical malpractice lawsuits, Understanding lawsuits, what "contingency" means
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Another racial harassment lawsuit
Reported in the New York Times, Millennium Broadway Hotel Loses Hostile Workplace Suit – NYTimes.com. Since the defendant was the Millennium hotel chain and the successful plaintiff is one man, an African-American employee named Freddrick MacMillan, it reminds me to … Continue reading
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Tagged "tort reform", employment lawsuits, law and federal courts, Lawyers, legal causes of action, legal contingency cases, personal injury lawsuits, racial harassment lawsuits, situations demanding lawsuits
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