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Litigation

May 9, 2003

Bring System in Line With Inflation

Forum Column - By John P. Farrell - In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president, George Deukmejian was governor and the Berlin Wall stood firmly. Much has changed since 1985, but not the $25,000 maximum for civil limited jurisdiction cases. Lawmakers must revisit the jurisdictional amount and the rationale for creating a class of limited jurisdiction litigation.

        Forum Column
        
        By John P. Farrell
        
        In 1985, Ronald Reagan was president, George Deukmejian was governor and the Berlin Wall stood firmly. Much has changed since 1985, but not the $25,000 maximum for...

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