The Florida Supreme Court has concluded the cap on wrongful death noneconomic damages violates the state Constitution’s equal protection clause. The Florida caps limited payments for pain and ...

On October 20, the Colorado Supreme Court unanimously affirmed a $40 million medical malpractice verdict, clarifying when and how juries – not judges – should determine damages in catastrophic injury ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon signed a measure Thursday capping some damage awards in medical malpractice cases, three years after the state's Supreme Court struck down similar limits ...

Following the 8th District Court of Appeals’ ruling in Paganini v. Cataract Eye Center of Cleveland earlier this year, the 10th District has likewise ruled that the non-economic damages cap under R.C.

"Practically, how could we go about this?" Chief Justice Debra Todd asked plaintiffs counsel about his constitutional challenge to Pennsylvania's $250,000 limit to damages against the state. "We can’t ...

A jury found medical negligence in the treatment of a Brandon mom but a state law caps damages at $300k for those on Medicaid. Chiaka Stewart was sent home from this Tampa General Hospital ...

CHEYENNE (AP) — The Wyoming House on Wednesday voted to give doctors what they have been seeking for years: a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow caps on malpractice damage awards. The ...

New York City moved to limit its liability in the Oct. 15 ferry crash that killed 10 commuters and injured dozens more, asking a federal judge to cap damages at $14.4 million. The move angered ...