http://www.maacenter.org/blog/georgia-finds-damage-caps-unconstitutional.html Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 16 May 2012 16:45:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/georgia-finds-damage-caps-unconstitutional.html/comment-page-1#comment-916 The Oil Spill and a Damage Caps “Oopsie” | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Wed, 26 May 2010 19:40:56 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=476#comment-916 [...] But this brings us back to damage caps, which are a common feature in “tort reform” law. They are supposed to discourage people from filing frivolous suits, but the people who are really hurt by the caps are those with the most severe injuries and losses, because they can’t be fully compensated. A number of state supreme courts, most recently Georgia, have found damage caps unconstitutional. [...] [...] But this brings us back to damage caps, which are a common feature in “tort reform” law. They are supposed to discourage people from filing frivolous suits, but the people who are really hurt by the caps are those with the most severe injuries and losses, because they can’t be fully compensated. A number of state supreme courts, most recently Georgia, have found damage caps unconstitutional. [...]

]]> http://www.maacenter.org/blog/georgia-finds-damage-caps-unconstitutional.html/comment-page-1#comment-861 Don’t Believe What “Everyone Says” About Tort Reform | Mesothelioma and the Politics of Asbestos Litigation Mon, 03 May 2010 13:59:50 +0000 http://www.maacenter.org/blog/?p=476#comment-861 [...] March of this year, the Georgia Supreme Court found part of Georgia’s tort reform law to be unconstitutional. In its opinion in Nestlehutt v. Atlanta Ocuplastic Surgery, the court said that capping damages [...] [...] March of this year, the Georgia Supreme Court found part of Georgia’s tort reform law to be unconstitutional. In its opinion in Nestlehutt v. Atlanta Ocuplastic Surgery, the court said that capping damages [...]

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