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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday against Virginia renters who claimed they were sickened by toxic mold in their apartment building, in a decision that clarifies where personal injury cases should be heard.
The issue is significant in the long-running political debate over reining in large jury awards in consumer lawsuits filed in state courts.
Writing for a unanimous court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said an appeals court was wrong to insist that a Virginia subsidiary of the apartment manager, Texas-based Lincoln Property Co., should share responsibility in defending the lawsuit.
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