The Federal civil false claims act allows triple damages.
His measure would allow damages of up to $150,000.
Some doctors have been forced to leave states that allow unlimited damages.
US law does not include a deterrence requirement, and only allows increased damages for willful violations.
There can be cases where the nature of the contract do not allow damages to likely serve any purpose nor admit to specific performance.
The Copyright Act allows damages of up to $150,000 per infringement.
It said the Danforth bill would allow damages in business-necessity cases.
It would in fact only allow damages in cases of deliberate discrimination.
The standard will be to allow such damages if they are allowed in a court case in the investor's home state.
Amend the 1964 law to allow compensatory and punitive damages.
