| Justices uphold
rest-home verdict at odds with new law: http://www.nwanews.com/adg/story_National.php?storyid=28840
BY DAVID SMITH -- ARKANSAS DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE Friday, May 2, 2003 The
state Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a jury verdict against a Mena nursing home
but cut the damages award from $78 million to $26 million. The unanimous
decision sets up a potential confrontation between the court and Arkansas ’
new tort reform law. Even at $26 million, the award represents the largest
personal injury verdict in Arkansas history. Click
here to make a complaint
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