In The News

  • Damage caps ruled unconstitutional in Georgia Monday, March 22, 2010

    Atlanta Journal-Constitution:  The Georgia Supreme Court ruled Monday on a unanimous 7-0 vote that a 2005 state law limiting the amount that can be awarded to medical negligence victims for pain and suffering is unconstitutional.  The opinion states the constitutional right to a trial by jury “includes the right to have a jury determine the amount of…damages, if any, awarded to the [plaintiff].…The very existence of the caps, in any amount, is violative of the right to trial by jury.”

    No related posts.


    • Tags: , , ;
    Category: In The News;