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

For Noneconomic damages · Illinois, state is Illinois; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; currently effective amount is No cap (unconstitutional); constitutional status is Struck down as unconstitutional, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Illinois _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** No Cap. $500,000 cap on non-economic damages for awards against physicians. $1 million cap on non-economic damages for awards against hospital. (2005). Ruled unconstitutional _(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

> Illinois No Cap. $500,000 cap on non-economic damages for awards against physicians. $1 million cap on non- economic damages for awards against hospital. (2005). Ruled unconstitutional – LeBron v. Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, 930 N.E.2D 895 (Ill. 2010).

## 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/).