Double Quick, Inc. v. Lymas

KITCHENS, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this premises liability case, following a full week of trial, the jury returned a verdict in excess of $4,000,000 in favor of the plaintiff, Ronnie Lee Lymas, for compensatory damages. The defendant, Double Quick, successfully moved to reduce the verdict based on the $1,000,000 statutory cap on noneconomic damages. Miss.Code Ann. § 11 — 1—60(b) (Rev.2002). Double Quick appealed the verdict, arguing that the plaintiff failed to prove liability, and Lymas cross-appealed, arguing that the statutory cap on noneconomic damages is unconstitutional. Finding…