Add to ORKGThis Note argues that the Watts decision appropriately invalidated the statutory limits on economic damages, finding non-economic caps on damages unconstitutional. Part II of this Note analyzes the facts and holding of Watts. Part III examines previous constitutional challenges to Missouri Revised Statutes chapter 538 and how the court interpreted constitutional language to reach its decision. Next, Part IV explains the court’s rationale in Watts. Last, Part V explains why the court was correct in declaring noneconomic damage caps unconstitutional and explores the policy issues behind statutory limitations on damages
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This Note argues that the Watts decision appropriately invalidated the statutory limits on economic ...
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This Note sets forth a model statute that limits high damage awards, yet will withstand the rigors o...
Using claim-level data, we estimate the effect of Texas\u27s 2003 cap on non-economic damages on jur...
A topic of fervent debate in recent years has been the growing crisis in personal injury liability i...
This Note argues that the Watts decision appropriately invalidated the statutory limits on economic ...
In the summer of 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the state legislature’s cap on non-econom...
This Note discusses whether SB 239 is likely to survive future arguments against its constitutionali...
Tort reform has become a prominent and contested issue as legislatures around the country are seekin...
The constitutionality and efficacy of medical malpractice damage caps has been a subject of controve...
The argument surrounding statutory caps on punitive damages seems to be black and white – either for...
During the 1970s and 1980s, the insurance industry experienced high losses from “deep-pocket defenda...
In 2005 the Georgia General Assembly (General Assembly) passed a controversial tort reform bill in a...
This Comment reviews the history of legislation capping damages stemming from medical malpractice cl...
This Article considers whether state damages caps are constitutional and examines recent studies sug...
The Supreme Court of Illinois has twice held that caps on damages are unconstitutional. In 1976, the...
In an effort to remedy the medical malpractice insurance crisis, a number of states have enacted cap...
This Note sets forth a model statute that limits high damage awards, yet will withstand the rigors o...
Using claim-level data, we estimate the effect of Texas\u27s 2003 cap on non-economic damages on jur...
A topic of fervent debate in recent years has been the growing crisis in personal injury liability i...