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Wrongful death noneconomic damages · Missouri

For Wrongful death noneconomic damages, state is Missouri; cap amount is seven hundred thousand dollars; inflation adjustment is The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year; constitutional status is Cap enacted; source does not address validity; statutory citation is 538.210, recorded from its source on 2026-09-21.

State
Missouri our reading
Type of cap
Wrongful death noneconomic damages our reading
Cap amount
seven hundred thousand dollars verified
Inflation adjustment
The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year. verified
Constitutional status
Cap enacted; source does not address validity our reading
Statutory citation
538.210 verified
Sourcerevisor.mo.gov
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DatasetMedical malpractice noneconomic damages caps by state

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What the source says

(3) In any action against a health care provider for damages for death arising out of the rendering of or the failure to render health care services, no plaintiff shall recover more than seven hundred thousand dollars for noneconomic damages irrespective of the number of defendants.

— revisor.mo.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.

Inflation adjustment

The limitations on awards for noneconomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased by one and seven-tenths percent on an annual basis effective January first of each year.

Statutory citation

538.210. No common law cause of action — limitation on noneconomic damages

— all from revisor.mo.gov, retrieved 2026-09-21

Source

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