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Loss of consortium is defined as a loss of the benefits that one spouse is entitled to receive from the other. See Garner, Black's Law Dictionary, p. 958. 18.
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Lawsuits Settlements Class Actions and Tort Reform

Kenneth Thorpe (2004) used NAIC data to study state-level trends in insurance premiums earned and loss ratios experienced by insurers for 1985 to 2001.(46) The author compared the trends for those states that capped noneconomic damages, modified joint-and-several liability, capped attorneys' fees, or changed collateral-source rules with those that did not. In addition, he controlled for a number of state characteristics, including the degree of competition in the state's insurance market and the number of practicing physicians. In line with the other studies examined in this section, Thorpe's study found that insurers in states that adopted caps on noneconomic damage awards experienced lower loss ratios while earning lower premiums than insurers in other states.
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district courts have jurisdiction in civil cases in which no plaintiff and no defendant are citizens of the same state and at least one plaintiff seeks at least $75,000 in damages--could be broadened to a greater or lesser degree.
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Medical Malpractice Takes Enormous Toll on American Families. The Kahn Gauthier Law Group and Class-Action-Law-Suit.com Lawyers, Attorneys and Settlements ... www.classactionamerica.com/affiliates/ gm/class-action-law-suit.asp?lngCaseID=1771 - 44k -
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