On July 31, 2012, the Missouri Supreme Court held that the Missouri law which places a cap on non-economic damages that can be assessed in a medical malpractice cases is unconstitutional. Section 538.210 RSMo. places a $350,000 cap on non-economic damages in a medical malpractice trial. For instance, if a jury found that a victim of malpractice sustained non-economic damages in the amount of $1 million, the court would be required to reduce that verdict to $350,000. The Supreme Court of Missouri has held, in a landmark decision, that this provision of the law violates a victim's constitutional right to trial by jury. This very important decision can be read here: http://www.courts.mo.gov/file.jsp?id=55761
