Category: Business
PA Supreme Court Upholds Constitutional Validity of Caps on Statutory Damages Under Sovereign Immunity Act
Earlier this month the Pennsylvania Supreme Court rejected a bid challenging the constitutionality of caps on damages in cases against government bodies. The case, Freilich v. SEPTA, targeted the current $250,000 cap on damages against state agencies. It should be noted that a prior report by the state Legislative Budget and Finance Committee found that…