Long Term Care & Senior Living Blog
April 28, 2016
Non-Economic Damage Caps Remain Constitutional in Wrongful Death Actions
On April 19, 2016, the Missouri Supreme Court issued its opinion in James Dodson, et al. v. Robert Ferrara, M.D., et al. The Court upheld Missouri’s 2005 “tort reform” non-economic damage cap as constitutional as applied in wrongful death cases.