Noneconomic damages · Alabama
For Noneconomic damages · Alabama, state is Alabama; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is None on pain and suffering; currently effective amount is No cap (unconstitutional); constitutional status is Struck down as unconstitutional, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Alabama our reading
- Type of cap
- Noneconomic damages our reading
- Cap amount
- None on pain and suffering. verified
- Currently effective amount
- No cap (unconstitutional) our reading
- Constitutional status
- Struck down as unconstitutional our reading
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What the source says
Alabama None on pain and suffering. Punitive damages capped at 3x compensatory damages or $500k (1.5mil if a physical injury) whichever is greater. Ala. Code 6-11-21. ($400k) P+S Cap was found unconstitutional in Moore v. Mobile Infirmary Assn’s, 592 So.2d 156 (Ala. 1991).
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf