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Statutory damages caps are constitutional (access required)

By: Lawyers Weekly Staff
Published: January 28, 2008

State tort reform statutes capping non-economic and punitive damage awards in certain tort actions do not violate the Ohio Constitution, the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in answering certified questions from a U.S. District Court. The plaintiff claimed she suffered serious side effects after using a pharmaceutical manufacturer's hormonal birth control patch. She argued the state ...
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