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May 18, 2015

New Missouri Noneconomic Damages Cap

Author: Sandberg Phoenix

Approximately three years after the Missouri Supreme Court declared the non-economic damages cap unconstitutional in 2012, Governor Nixon signed into law Senate Bill 239 on May 8, 2015. This bill amends R.S.Mo.§538.210 and creates new limitations on the recovery of noneconomic damages in medical negligence actions filed against health care providers to include long term care facilities.