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Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on Nov 21, 2024

State Rep. Gino Bulso, R-Brentwood, has introduced legislation that would raise the current cap on noneconomic damages for most civil lawsuits from $750,000 to $1.5 million. HB0005, filed on Nov. 6, also would increase the cap for noneconomic damages in catastrophic cases from $1 million to $2 million. Supporters of increasing the limits have said that inflation has eaten away at the buying power of the award. The Tennessee Journal has more.