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Florida Court Compels Arbitration Against Nursing Home Despite Flawed Agreement

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A South Florida court of appeal compelled arbitration against a nursing home in a negligence lawsuit after upholding a severability clause despite an unenforceable cap on non-economic damages and prohibition on punitive...more

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Court Caps Exemplary Damages Award Where Plaintiff Did Not Plead or Prove A Misapplication Of Fiduciary Property Capbusting...

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In Davis v. White, a lawyer sued his former partner over the application of a receivable. No. 02-13-00191-CV, 2016 Tex. App. LEXIS 3075 (Tex. App.—Fort Worth March 24, 2016, no pet. history). A jury awarded the plaintiff over...more

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Practical Guidance on Application of Caps on Non-Economic Damages and Punitive Damages

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In 2011, Tennessee joined a growing number of states that passed tort reform. In Particular Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-39-102 provides for caps on non-economic damages and Tennessee Code Annotated § 29-39-104 provides for...more

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