Bad news from Ohio: personal injury caps upheld

Dealing a blow to justice and accountability—and to injured people everywhere in their state—the Supreme Court of the State of Ohio has upheld caps on damages in personal injury lawsuits in a 5-2 decision issued Thursday.

Jury awards for pain and suffering and other non-economic damages will now be limited to $350,000 unless the injured person lost a limb or bodily organ.

Punitive damages will be limited to twice the amount of compensatory damages.

One person quoting on the story in Cleveland Metro News had this to say:

You may agree with this limit UNTIL you have personally have had to raise a child who was permanently disabled by unprofessional and reckless decisions, or shall I say UNdecisions. We are talking about a child that was not born with this disability, but who now will not know a life with the joy of sight. Would YOU trade your sight for $350,000?