Posted: 10/5/2012

Kansas: Supreme Court upholds Non-economic Damages Caps

On Oct. 5 the Kansas Supreme Court in the case of Miller v. Johnson (No. 99818) ruled that the state's non-economic damages cap of $250,000 (which applies to all tort actions) is constitutional. The vote was 5 to 2 and the opinion and dissents totaled 109 pages.

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Mark Johnston
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