Recently, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit heard arguments on whether lawyers are allowed to bring whistleblower lawsuits against their employer and client (U.S. ex rel. Fair Laboratory Practices Associates vs. Quest Diagnostics Inc. et al.). A U.S. District Court threw out the case in April of 2011, ruling that
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Another Court Concludes that Non‑Economic Damage Caps are Unconstitutional
By Giuseppe Giardina, Ron Marney & Harvey Tettlebaum on
The Missouri Supreme Court has ended the debate over the constitutionality of statutory caps on non-economic damages in common law causes of action, including medical malpractice claims for personal injury. In a 4-3 decision returned on July 31, 2012, the court in Watts v. Lester E. Cox Medical Centers found that the right to a…