Posts Tagged ‘Sanders v. Ahmed’

04
Apr

MO Supreme Court upholds non-economic damages cap, for now

Written by Legal Sonar. Posted in Legal Decisions and Judgements

In its 5-2 decision in Sanders v. Ahmed, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled yesterday that Missouri’s statutory limitations on non-economic damages in wrongful death suits are not unconstitutional.

The Court found that the statutory limit does not interfere with the jury’s ability to render a verdict or the judge’s task of entering judgment.  Instead, the limit informs those duties.

In addition, because the Court found that a claim for damages for wrongful death is statutory and not found at common law, the legislature was merely using the [...]

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