Kicking off an oral argument session packed with first-impression issues, the state Supreme Court justices are set to hear arguments about the constitutionality of a statutory damages cap that slashed an injured student’s $14 million verdict against the state to $500,000.
During the first day of arguments, which are scheduled to take place today and tomorrow in Harrisburg, justices are set to hear whether the Political Subdivision Tort Claims Act unconstitutionally limits damages owed by government entities in Zauflik v. Pennsbury School District. The case is the first opportunity for the high court to address constitutional issues related to governmental immunity’s damages cap, plaintiffs attorney Thomas R. Kline of Kline & Specter has told the Legal.
