Noneconomic-damages fix must be constitutional, not statutory

The Court could not be clearer—it believes that juries should have plenary authority to set damage awards, unfettered by any legislative cap. The only way to enact this fundamental reform is to amend the Constitution.


Any serious effort to reform a state’s civil justice system must include, as one of its core components, a solution to the problem of excessive claims for noneconomic damages, commonly understood as damages awarded for the pain and suffering experienced by the injured person seeking compensation.

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from Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs Noneconomic-damages fix must be constitutional, not statutory