Oklahoma Supreme Court: State Can't Limit Lawsuit Payouts for Pain or Suffering

Governing: The cap on some monetary awards given to injured people is unconstitutional, Oklahoma's high court ruled Tuesday.

Oklahoma's Supreme Court said that the law, which reduced a jury's award from $6 million to $700,000 for a crane accident that required amputations on an oilfield worker's arm, isn't fair to people who survive an accident.

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