Cowboys star Ron Springs joins fight for plaintiffs’ rights

The Constitution guarantees due process and a trial by jury. For years, greedy insurance companies have been seeking to shield themselves from accountability by getting legislators to place caps on the amounts juries can award in malpractice and other suits. With their deep pockets, the insurance and hospital lobbies have managed to push laws instituting such caps through state legislatures. But hundreds of plaintiffs have been fighting back, demanding that the Constitution be honored, and state legislatures take "hands off" of the power of the courts to award what they determine to be fair awards. Now, former Dallas Cowboys star Ron Springs has joined the fight. [read more]