Terra Alta NewsLocal news for Terra Alta, WV continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Law prohibits dollar figures in some suits- April 16, 2008 courtesy of Charleston Daily Mailby Jake Stump Daily Mail Capitol ReporterThe infamous $10 million lawsuit involving two McDonald's Quarter Pounders has prompted a new state law that will prohibit a specific dollar amount from being listed in personal injury and wrongful death complaints. Legislators in both houses unanimously passed a bill barring lawyers from including a specific monetary amount of damages in such suits. Charleston attorney William Druckman came up with the idea because he...http://www.topix.net/city/terra-alta-wv/2008/04/law-prohibits-dollar-figures-in-some-suits... |