Florida Lawmakers Pass Landmark Legal Reform
HB 837 heads to Governor’s desk
Yebuah v. Center for Urological Treatment, PLC
(Tenn. Ct. of App., filed March 18, 2019): Arguing that the state’s limit on noneconomic damages in all personal injury cases is constitutional and does not infringe on the right to jury trial, nor does it violate the separation of powers or equal protection clause of the Tennessee Constitution.
On May 28, 2020, the court agreed with ATRA’s position and upheld the statutory limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases.
On May 28, 2020, the court agreed with ATRA’s position and upheld the statutory limit on noneconomic damages in medical liability cases.
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