Noneconomic damages · Ohio
For Noneconomic damages · Ohio, state is Ohio; type of cap is Noneconomic damages; cap amount is the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- Ohio our reading
- Type of cap
- Noneconomic damages our reading
- Cap amount
- the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence verified
- Constitutional status
- In force our reading
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What the source says
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, the amount of compensatory damages that represents damages for noneconomic loss that is recoverable in a civil action under this section to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property shall not exceed the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence.
— codes.ohio.gov, retrieved 2026-08-31
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Cap amount
codes.ohio.gov says cap amount is the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence, as of 2026-08-31.
(2) Except as otherwise provided in division (A)(3) of this section, the amount of compensatory damages that represents damages for noneconomic loss that is recoverable in a civil action under this section to recover damages for injury, death, or loss to person or property shall not exceed the greater of two hundred fifty thousand dollars or an amount that is equal to three times the plaintiff's economic loss, as determined by the trier of fact, to a maximum of three hundred fifty thousand dollars for each plaintiff or a maximum of five hundred thousand dollars for each occurrence.
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2323.43
ama-assn.org says cap amount is the greater of $250,000; or three times economic damages up to a maximum of $350,000 per plaintiff, as of 2026-08-31.
Ohio Cap on non-economic damages of the greater of $250,000; or three times economic damages up to a maximum of $350,000 per plaintiff
https://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf
Sources
- codes.ohio.govhttps://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-2323.43
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf