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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 3, 2010

Judges recuse themselves in case involving MS Dem Party Chair Jamie Franks

Judge to hear Scott-Franks dispute will be appointed Lee County Superintendent of Education Mike Scott’s lawsuit against Tupelo attorney Jamie Franks and Eric Hampton, Lee County Democratic Party chairman, will be heard by a judge appointed by the Mississippi Supreme Court. Last week, all of the circuit judges in District 1, where the lawsuit was…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 3, 2010

PRO/CON Tort reform: Should court limit damages?

PRO Tort reform: Should court limit damages? Juries have always been constrained by the law. Judges routinely instruct juries on the law, including the standard for fault, to whom they can allocate fault and what type of damages are recoverable. Verdicts are properly overturned or modified when the judge gives the jury a wrong version…