In 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court denied efforts to overturn the law capping damages against municipalities and schools at $500,000, but now attorneys involved in those efforts have mounted another attempt to overcome similar limitations that cap recovery against state agencies at $250,000.

Two plaintiffs, both of whom were severely injured after being hit by SEPTA buses, filed emergency petitions to the Supreme Court last week, asking that the justices overturn the statutory damages cap under sovereign immunity, which provides immunity for state agencies. Both plaintiffs are being represented by attorneys from Kline & Specter, who led the previous efforts to overturn the $500,000 damages cap under governmental immunity, which applies to the state and political subdivisions, such as schools and counties.

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