Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · West Virginia
For Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages · West Virginia, state is West Virginia; type of cap is Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages; cap amount is $500,000; inflation adjustment is Adjusted annually for inflation, but the $250,000 cap shall not exceed $375,000 and the $500,000 cap shall not exceed $750,000; constitutional status is In force, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
- State
- West Virginia our reading
- Type of cap
- Catastrophic injury noneconomic damages our reading
- Cap amount
- $500,000 verified
- Inflation adjustment
- Adjusted annually for inflation, but the $250,000 cap shall not exceed $375,000 and the $500,000 cap shall not exceed $750,000. verified
- Constitutional status
- In force our reading
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
involving (1) wrongful death, (2) permanent and substantial physical deformity, loss of use of limb or loss of a bodily organ system, or (3) permanent physical or mental functional injury that permanently prevents the injured person from being able to independently care for himself or herself and perform life sustaining activities. Adjusted annually for inflation, but the $250,000 cap shall not exceed $375,000 and the $500,000 cap shall not exceed $750,000.
— ama-assn.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- ama-assn.orghttps://www.ama-assn.org/system/files/mlr-state-laws-chart-I.pdf