Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Maine
For Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Maine, state is Maine; type of cap is Wrongful death noneconomic damages; cap amount is damages not exceeding $1,000,000 adjusted for inflation as provided in section 1‑108 for the loss of comfort, society and companionship of the deceased; inflation adjustment is adjusted for inflation as provided in section 1‑108 for the loss of comfort, society and companionship of the deceased; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Maine our reading
- Type of cap
- Wrongful death noneconomic damages our reading
- Cap amount
- damages not exceeding $1,000,000 adjusted for inflation as provided in section 1‑108 for the loss of comfort, society and companionship of the deceased verified
- Inflation adjustment
- adjusted for inflation as provided in section 1‑108 for the loss of comfort, society and companionship of the deceased verified
- Constitutional status
- In force our reading
- Statutory citation
- Title 18-C, §2-807 verified
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
In addition, the jury may give damages not exceeding $1,000,000 adjusted for inflation as provided in section 1‑108 for the loss of comfort, society and companionship of the deceased, including any damages for emotional distress arising from the same facts as those constituting the underlying claim, to the persons for whose benefit the action is brought.
— legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Where each value comes from
The value above is stated away from the sentence quoted with the answer, so the passage that states it is shown here too.
Statutory citation
Title 18-C, §2-807: Actions for wrongful death
— all from legislature.maine.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- legislature.maine.govhttps://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/18-C/title18-Csec2-807.html