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...other hand, under the plan, the plaintiff would have to satisfy a lesser standard of proof in order to receive compensation...
...plaintiff is] saying, in effect, that The Crimson can prove no set of facts that would entitle The Crimson to access HUPD records,” the brief states. “The Crimson is entitled to discovery and to create a full record on the nature of the appointments held by Harvard’s police officers and the scope of the authority they hold...
...McDonough's award to $1.33 million, concluding that although his injuries merited an exception to the $1 million cap, the jury had gone too far. (Colorado's caps limit economic damages to $750,000 and pain-and-suffering awards to $250,000. The former can be increased if a plaintiff shows future economic loss that exceeds that level.) McDonough appealed to the Colorado Supreme Court but was denied. He later tried to settle, but the defense argued that he had waited too long, and another judge ordered a new trial to determine damages. It will begin in August--a fresh...
...American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, at which he heard alarming stories of physicians turning away high-risk patients for fear of litigation, or losing their practice because of skyrocketing insurance costs. Palmeri then observed the civil trial of a Wilson, N.C., obstetrician who was sued after the plaintiff's baby suffered neurological damage during birth. The doctor claimed that the plaintiff had refused to have a C-section despite his insistence that a vaginal birth would endanger both mother and baby. The plaintiff claimed she had received no such advice. Palmeri says he was disturbed to see that...
...system of justice that reliably distinguishes between right and wrong? Meanwhile, the tort reform pushed by doctors is like a bandage on a mortal wound. Placing limits on discretionary "noneconomic" damages may stem today's bleeding and is certainly one element of controlling costs--$1 million to a plaintiff is $1 million less to take care of the rest of us. But merely putting caps on pain-and-suffering damages will not restore reliability or trust...