Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Colorado

For Wrongful death noneconomic damages, state is Colorado; cap amount is eight hundred ten thousand dollars; currently effective amount is eight hundred ten thousand dollars, which amount applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2027; inflation adjustment is Effective January 1, 2030, the limitation on damages specified in subsection (1)(b)(V) of this section shall be adjusted in accordance with section 13-21-203.7 (4); constitutional status is Cap enacted; source does not address validity, recorded from its source on 2026-09-21.

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What the source says

(II) Effective January 1, 2026, the total amount recoverable for derivative or direct noneconomic loss or injury, as defined in section 13-64-302 (1)(a)(I) and (1)(a)(II), in any civil action or binding arbitration for damages in tort brought against a health-care professional, as defined in section 13-64-202 (4), or a health-care institution, as defined in section 13-64-202 (3), based on a claim of wrongful death of a patient shall not exceed eight hundred ten thousand dollars, which amount applies to acts or omissions occurring on or after January 1, 2026, but before January 1, 2027.

— leg.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21

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— all from leg.colorado.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21

Source

• leg.colorado.govhttps://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/olls/crs2024-title-13.pdf

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