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Court rules Legislature can’t cap victims’ compensation

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//October 23, 2019//

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Court rules Legislature can’t cap victims’ compensation

Court rules Legislature can’t cap victims’ compensation

Howard Fischer, Capitol Media Services//October 23, 2019//

State lawmakers cannot limit how much errant drivers have to pay the people they kill or injure, the Arizona Court of Appeals has ruled. The judges voided a law first...

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