Dick Durbin: “Then if I might ask, the next section (c)--I am trying to get to the…”

On the recordJuly 7, 2003

Then if I might ask, the next section (c)--I am trying to get to the point of let's use an example of the State of Mississippi which has just decided on a cap of $500,000 on noneconomic losses effective January 1 of this year. Now, the underlying bill, S. 11, says that the cap on noneconomic losses will be $250,000. So in that instance, is it the position of the Senator that this bill would not preempt Mississippi law; that Mississippi's number would apply even though it is larger than S. 11?

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Dick Durbin

Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the implications of a proposed cap on noneconomic losses in relation to state law.

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