Philadelphia Injury Lawyers, P.C. Scholarship

Criteria from external site:

• This Scholarship is open to both graduate/law students and undergraduate students seeking to go to law school in the future. All applicants must be actively enrolled in a U.S. undergraduate, graduate, or law school program.
• All submissions should contain the author’s name, address, phone number, current major, and college.
• All submissions should be emailed to phillyinjuryscholarship@mail.com.
• All submissions must be in .pdf format.

ESSAY TOPIC:
Different states have different laws regarding the maximum amount that can be awarded from tort claims.
To what extent, if any, should settlement awards be capped in personal injury cases? Is there a compromise that can be reached between punitive damages and the defendant’s economic wellbeing, or should an injury’s severity be the only factor when determining a settlement award?

Guidelines:

• Use a maximum of 1500 words.
• Specifically answer the question(s) provided.
• Use case law and online articles to support your answer
• Proper spelling, grammar, and citations should be used.
• Any submissions will be scanned for AI and plagiarism.