Category archive: Damage Caps

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. Basic Facts and Litigation History: On February 8, 2011, Shannon Dodson presented to the Mercy…