31.   Patients could recover damages in state courts up to the limits set by state law.

32.   Raytheon dismissed four employees after discovering their names through subpoenas, but dropped the suit in May before recovering any damages.

33.   She at least was able to recover damages for medical malpractice.

34.   She contended the only workers who should be allowed to recover damages for asbestos exposure are those who can prove some physical or emotional injury.

35.   Signed a bill effectively barring Texas cities from suing gun makers to recover damages resulting from gun violence.

36.   Some lawyers argue that the legal system should not expand the categories of people who may recover damages unless Congress does so explicitly.

37.   That means that the pool of potential litigants, even with curtailed rights to recover damages, will continue to grow.

38.   That decision meant the Texas cattlemen had to try to recover damages from Oprah using the same laws that apply to all Americans.

39.   The bill would not create a new right to sue under federal law, but it would allow patients to sue and recover damages under state law.

40.   The decision breaks new ground by determining that New York citizens have a right to recover monetary damages for violations of state constitutional guarantees.