Appellate Court Lifts $500K Cap on Non-Economic Damages in Civil Suits

Civil-suit plaintiffs in Oregon can thank an injured worker for this week’s appellate court decision to lift the state’s $500,000 cap on non-economic damages in civil suits. The Court of Appeals of the State of Oregon on Thursday declared the cap unconstitutional. The court said the cap violates the remedy clause of Article I, Section 10 of the Oregon Constitution, which states, “every man shall have remedy by due course of law for injury done him in his person, property or reputation.” “This is a brand new, untested way of getting around caps,” said ...