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Pennsylvania Court Rules $500,000 Limit Proper for Girl Run Over by Bus

Pennsylvania’s highest court is upholding a decision that reduced a jury award for a girl who was run over by a school bus in suburban Philadelphia from $14 million to $500,000. The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the $500,000 cap …

Damages Cut in Maryland Dog Shooting Case

A court has slightly reduced the $620,000 awarded in April to a Taneytown, Md., family whose dog was shot by a Frederick County sheriff’s deputy. The Frederick News-Post reported Wednesday that a Montgomery County judge trimmed $12,500 in veterinary costs …

Wyoming Judge Reduces $1.2M Award in Wyoming Disability Case

A Wyoming federal judge has reduced a $1.2 million jury award to a Gillette mechanic fired after he returned to work after open heart surgery. Chief Federal Judge Nancy Freudenthal says Robert G. Bush should only get $330,000 from Casper-based …