MBJ Editorial: Lifting the cap would be a bad economic move for state
Mississippi’s Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether it’s constitutional to limit how much a jury can award to an injured plaintiff in a lawsuit. How the court decides could have a huge impact...
View ArticleCourt: Not enough info to make ruling on tort cap
JACKSON — The Mississippi Supreme Court says it does not have enough information to decide whether the state’s limit on noneconomic damages — as applied to a federal lawsuit — is constitutional. The...
View ArticleJudge considers arguments in damage cap lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS — Each side in a Mississippi tort case has urged a federal appeals court to decide in its favor. The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled last week it does not have enough information to decide...
View ArticleTort reform case will probably have to wait until 2013
JACKSON — Resolution of a long-running Mississippi personal injury lawsuit that challenges the constitutionality of a portion of the state’s tort laws is not expected before next year. The lawsuit,...
View ArticleGovernor weighs in on tort reform; files documents
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant says scrapping Mississippi’s tort reform laws would hinder economic development and cost the state the jobs that it brings. He makes the argument in new court papers that ask...
View ArticleBottle top plant to stop after nearly 30 years; 100 laid off
OLIVE BRANCH — Closure Systems International Inc. will shutter its Olive Branch factory in December, laying off 100 people. Human resources director Jeanette Vaughn said today the factory will close...
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