# Noneconomic damages · Alabama — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

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, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** None on pain and suffering. _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Currently effective amount:** No cap (unconstitutional) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Constitutional status:** Struck down as unconstitutional _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## 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).

## Source

- https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
Part of [Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state](https://referencesource.org/state-medical-malpractice-damages-caps/).