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John Dingell: “I find it haunting as her lawyer hesitatingly admitted that her case might never have brought to court had a $250,000…”

On the recordApril 5, 2011
I find it haunting as her lawyer hesitatingly admitted that her case might never have brought to court had a $250,000 noneconomic damages cap been in place.
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John Dingell
Democratic · Michigan

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Dingell reflects on the implications of a damages cap on legal cases.

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