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What recent cases have led to sharp divides in Supreme Court decisions?

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What recent cases have led to sharp divides in Supreme Court decisions?

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A. Three 2005 cases expanded the liability rights of injured parties. One ruling, involving the fatal crane accident at Milwaukees Miller Park, loosened the standard for punitive damages. Another struck down the states $350,000 cap on economic damages for medical malpractice; a cap since reset at $750,000 by the Wisconsin Legislature. A third allowed a child allegedly poisoned by lead paint to sue lead-paint manufacturers without proving those manufacturers were specifically to blame.