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Court Upholds $5M Liability Cap in Indiana Stage Collapse Case

The Indiana Court of Appeals has upheld the state’s $5 million cap on liability damages in a case brought by a 13-year-old Ohio girl who was hurt when a stage collapsed at the Indiana State Fair. A three-judge panel on …

Suit Filed in Kansas Child’s Electric Shock Death

The family of an 11-year-old Salina, Kansas, girl who died after suffering an electrical shock while playing in the rain is suing the city and the company that made an electrical box. Jayden Hicks died in December after being shocked …

California Metrolink Victims Claim Inadequate Compensation

As the anniversary of a deadly Metrolink crash approaches, many survivors say a federal liability cap has left them inadequately compensated. The Los Angeles Times reports only a year after an LA judge rationed a compensation fund among 126 people, …

North Carolina House Pushes Malpractice Liability Cap into Law

Victims of medical malpractice will be limited in the amount of money they can collect for pain, suffering and lost body parts. The caps are going into place after North Carolina lawmakers on Monday overrode a veto by Gov. Beverly …