Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Michigan

For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages, state is Michigan; cap amount is damages for noneconomic loss shall not exceed $500,000.00; currently effective amount is As of 2026, $1,065,000; inflation adjustment is the state treasurer shall adjust the limitations on damages for noneconomic loss set forth in subsection (1) by amounts determined by the state treasurer at the end of each calendar year to reflect the cumulative annual percentage change in the consumer price index; constitutional status is Cap enacted; source does not address validity, recorded from its source on 2026-09-21.

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 a claim for damages alleging medical malpractice by or against a person or party, the total amount of damages for noneconomic loss recoverable by all plaintiffs, resulting from the medical malpractice of all defendants, shall not exceed $280,000.00 unless, as the result of the negligence of 1 or more of the defendants, 1 or more of the following exceptions apply as determined by the court pursuant to section 6304, in which case damages for noneconomic loss shall not exceed $500,000.00: (a) The plaintiff is hemiplegic, paraplegic, or quadriplegic resulting in a total permanent functional loss of 1 or more limbs caused by 1 or more of the following: (i) Injury to the brain. (ii) Injury to the spinal cord. (b) The plaintiff has permanently impaired cognitive capacity rendering him or her incapable of making independent, responsible life decisions and permanently incapable of independently performing the activities of normal, daily living. (c) There has been permanent loss of or damage to a reproductive organ resulting in the inability to procreate.

— legislature.mi.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21

Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

— all from legislature.mi.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21

Sources

• legislature.mi.govhttps://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-1483
• michigan.govhttps://www.michigan.gov/treasury/-/media/Project/Websites/treasury/ORTA/Economic-Reports-Notices/FY-2026/Notice_01302026_NonEconomicLimitation_Signed.pdf

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