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Amtrak lawsuits may be limited by cap
From today’s New York Law Journal: Valuing Damages in Amtrak Crash Made Trickier by $200M Cap Gina Passarella, The Legal Intelligencer May 15, 2015 Lingering over the liability claims expected to be raised by victims of the Amtrak 188 … Continue reading
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Tagged caps on damages, lawsuits against railroads, personal injury damages, personal injury lawsuits
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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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