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Meyer said last month that the management company board had lowered the cap on fund-manager compensation, and University President Lawrence H. Summers said the cap would prevent payouts on the magnitude of last fiscal year...
...bottom of the frame, Harvard scored two runs, both with two outs, to seize the victory and cap one of the most memorable games in Harvard softball history...
Once again, Republicans in the House of Representatives are attempting to push through legislation to curb medical malpractice lawsuits, claiming that higher malpractice premiums deter doctors from practicing. Efforts to curtail damages rewarded to litigants have been numerous over the past couple of years, generally aiming to cap noneconomic and punitive damages or reduce the statute of limitations on claims. Though there’s no denying that doctors’ insurance premiums have been on the rise—often reaching seemingly excessive levels—legislation of this sort must be avoided. If Republicans succeed in winning...
...Institute of Medical and National Academy of Sciences, avoidable medical errors account for the deaths of roughly 98,000 patients a year. It is imperative that people have confidence in their doctors. But passage of the proposed bill will diminish doctor accountability while increasing patient vulnerability. Because an arbitrary cap on damages cannot account for pain and suffering—as it does not correlate to any economic formula—allowing juries to decide an appropriate award is only fair. Capping the amount of damages payable to victims of malpractice undermines the importance of an unimpeded jury system, free...
...guessing that no matter what we do, there are going to be courses with multiple hundred students—unless you just cap everything, in which case you’ll have a lot of angry students,” he said...