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Kansas Supreme Court Strikes Cap on Non-economic Damages for Personal Injuries

Lathrop Gage | | Return|
On June 14, 2019 the Kansas Supreme Court ruled in Hilburn v. Enerpipe Ltd (No. 112,765.) that the statutory cap (K.S.A. 60-19a02) on non-economic damages in personal injury actions violates the “right to trial by jury” in Section 5 of the Kansas...
By: Lathrop Gage
Source Url: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/kansas-supreme-court-strikes-cap-on-non-97628/

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