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Wednesday, October 7, 2015

NV: Med Mal Non-Economic Damages Cap Upheld

Last week, the Nevada Supreme Court unanimously upheld the state's $350,000 med mal cap on non-economic damages.  A lower court had ruled the cap violated the constitutional right to trial by jury.  The court also overturned the lower court's holding that the cap applies separately to each plaintiff and each defendant.  The Las Vegas Review-Journal has the story.

https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/tortsprof/2015/10/nv-med-mal-non-economic-damages-cap-upheld.html

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