# Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Michigan — Medical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · Michigan, state is Michigan; type of cap is Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages; cap amount is damages for noneconomic loss shall not exceed $500,000.00; 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 In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Michigan _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Type of cap:** Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Cap amount:** damages for noneconomic loss shall not exceed $500,000.00 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Inflation adjustment:** 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 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Constitutional status:** In force _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Section 600.1483 _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_

## 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.

## Where each value comes from

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

### Inflation adjustment

> Beginning April 1, 1994, 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.

### Statutory citation

> MCL - Section 600.1483

## Source

- https://www.legislature.mi.gov/Laws/MCL?objectName=mcl-600-1483

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2027-02-27.
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