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Alaska: Damage cap: $250,000 noneconomic; $400,000 for wrongful death or severe permanent impairmentAKMaine: Damage cap: No cap in injury cases; separate cap on noneconomic damages in death casesMEVermont: Damage cap: No capVTNew Hampshire: Damage cap: No cap (struck down)NHWashington: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 1989)WAIdaho: Damage cap: About $500,000 noneconomic (adjusted each year)IDMontana: Damage cap: $350,000 noneconomic in 2026, rising $50,000 a year to $500,000 in 2029MTNorth Dakota: Damage cap: $500,000 noneconomicNDMinnesota: Damage cap: No capMNIllinois: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2010)ILWisconsin: Damage cap: $750,000 noneconomic per occurrenceWIMichigan: Damage cap: About $600,000 noneconomic; about $1.07 million for catastrophic injuries (adjusted each year)MINew York: Damage cap: No capNYRhode Island: Damage cap: No capRIMassachusetts: Damage cap: $500,000 noneconomic, unless the injury is substantial or permanentMAOregon: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2020)ORNevada: Damage cap: $590,000 noneconomic in 2026, rising to $750,000 by 2028NVWyoming: Damage cap: No cap (barred by the state constitution)WYSouth Dakota: Damage cap: $500,000 noneconomicSDIowa: Damage cap: $1 million noneconomic ($2 million against hospitals); exceptions for some severe injuriesIAIndiana: Damage cap: $1.8 million total for claims after June 2019INOhio: Damage cap: $250,000, or 3 times economic loss up to $350,000 per plaintiff ($500,000 for catastrophic injury); death cases uncappedOHPennsylvania: Damage cap: No cap (barred by the state constitution)PANew Jersey: Damage cap: No capNJConnecticut: Damage cap: No capCTCalifornia: Damage cap: $470,000 noneconomic; $650,000 in death cases (2026, rising each year to 2033)CAUtah: Damage cap: $450,000 noneconomicUTColorado: Damage cap: $530,000 noneconomic; $810,000 in death cases (for 2026 injuries, rising through 2029)CONebraska: Damage cap: $2.25 million total ($800,000 against qualifying providers)NEMissouri: Damage cap: About $481,000 noneconomic; about $843,000 for catastrophic injury or death (adjusted each year)MOKentucky: Damage cap: No cap (barred by the state constitution)KYWest Virginia: Damage cap: About $375,000 noneconomic; about $750,000 for death or catastrophic injury (adjusted each year)WVVirginia: Damage cap: $2.75 million total for acts from July 1, 2026 (rising $50,000 a year to $3 million)VAMaryland: Damage cap: $920,000 noneconomic for 2026 claims (rises $15,000 a year); higher in some death casesMDDelaware: Damage cap: No capDEArizona: Damage cap: No cap (barred by the state constitution)AZNew Mexico: Damage cap: About $770,000 for independent providers; higher for outpatient centers and hospitalsNMKansas: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2019)KSArkansas: Damage cap: No cap (barred by the state constitution)ARTennessee: Damage cap: $750,000 noneconomic; $1 million for catastrophic injuriesTNNorth Carolina: Damage cap: About $713,000 noneconomic (adjusted every 3 years); no cap in some cases of reckless conductNCSouth Carolina: Damage cap: About $580,000 per provider; about $1.74 million total (adjusted each year)SCDistrict of Columbia: Damage cap: No capDCOklahoma: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2019)OKLouisiana: Damage cap: $500,000 total, plus future medical careLAMississippi: Damage cap: $500,000 noneconomicMSAlabama: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 1991)ALGeorgia: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2010)GAHawaii: Damage cap: $375,000 on pain and sufferingHITexas: Damage cap: $250,000 noneconomic against doctors; up to $500,000 more against facilitiesTXFlorida: Damage cap: No cap (struck down in 2017)FL

Colors show damage cap.

  • $500 (5)
  • $250 (3)
  • $750 (2)
  • No cap / No cap in injury cases / other (41)

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