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Panel backs inflation adjustment to Ohio damages caps; supporters cite fairness for victims
Summary
Representative Stewart told the Judiciary Committee that House Bill 447 would update Ohio's non-economic damages caps to reflect inflation since 2005; sponsors said the change is modest, preserves caps, and will automatically keep future adjustments aligned with inflation.
Representative Stewart, sponsor of House Bill 447, told the Judiciary Committee the bill would update Ohio’s damages caps for non-economic harms to account for inflation since 2005.
Stewart said the bill raises the current $250,000 cap on non-economic damages to $450,000 (or, in some formulations, up to three times the plaintiff’s economic loss up to a specified…
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