Cap on noneconomic damages upheld
October 01, 2009 04:16 PM Filed in: Supreme Court
of Ohio
In a 5-2 decision issued today, the Ohio Supreme
Court upheld the $250,000 statutory damage cap on
noneconomic compensatory damages that may be awarded
against political subdivisions in tort actions. In
reversing the Eight District Court of Appeals, the
Court rejected claims that the damage cap violates
constitutional rights to a jury trial and to equal
protection. Justices Pfeifer and O'Donnell dissented.
Click here for an article about the
case and here for a copy of the opinion.
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