"It seems we're replacing one arbitrary option with another," Justice Jimmy Blacklock said. "The economic value of that person and their earnings has no connection to the suffering of their loved ones."
January 31, 2023 at 03:47 PM
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Petitioners seeking a new standard for noneconomic damages in personal injury cases argued before the Texas Supreme Court for having juries use some type of comparables method.
The justices appeared reluctant about adopting some form of proportionality method, such as comparing awards from other cases, to determine mental anguish damages.
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Thomas C. Wright (left) and Jeffrey Levinger arguing before the Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday. (Credit: SCOT video archives)
