November 2, 2011
Courthouse officials across Oklahoma have reported a surge in civil cases being filed ahead of a law that took effect Nov. 1 that caps the amount of damages plaintiffs in bodily injury lawsuits can collect for pain and suffering. The …
September 6, 2011
The $5 million limit on the state’s liability for the deadly Indiana State Fair stage collapse is unfair in the eyes of at least one state legislator, but a top state senator says he’s skeptical of raising the cap. State …
August 24, 2011
Republican Gov. Bill Haslam doesn’t intend to rework the state’s new law limiting payouts in successful lawsuits against doctors and other businesses, despite calls from some members of his own party for changes to be made in the upcoming legislative …