Caps on Damages

Kirk T. Hartley

Feb 10, 20211 min

Symposium - Economics and Law of Civil Remedies: Developments in Damages and Nationwide Injunctions

The George Mason Law and Economics Center is hosting a free, upcoming online symposium titled: Symposium on the Economics and Law of...

Kirk Hartley

Jun 29, 20191 min

2 More Damage Cap Statutes Were Recently Held Unconstitutional Under State Law – In Red State

A June 24, 2019 post at ThePopTort points out that the Supreme Courts of both Kansas and Oklahoma recently struck down damages cap...

Kirk Hartley

Jan 3, 20191 min

“50-State Survey of Damage Caps and the Collateral Source Rule”

In the late 1980s, we did a 50 state survey through lawyers around the country. Today, they still exist, in some instances. This one is...

Kirk Hartley

Feb 27, 20171 min

Order on Damages in a UK Mesothelioma Case

Comparing mesothelioma cases damages in the UK to similar damages in the US usually produces some amazement. A January 13, 2017 UK trial...

Kirk Hartley

Nov 7, 20161 min

Broad Study Finds No Impact for Medical Malpractice Damages Caps as Tools to Adjust the Supply of Ph

A new study highlights an irony as to the value (or not) of damages caps in medical malpractice cases as a tool for adjusting the supply...

Kirk Hartley

Jul 8, 20154 min

Childbirth Left Her a Quadriplegic After Medical Malpractice; How Would Damages Caps Be Fair to this

Advocates of damages caps in medical malpractice cases seldom, if ever, confront the gross unfairness of leaving on one person the...

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