Oklahoma High Court Says State Cap Unconstitutional, Reinstates $15 Million Award

Mealey's (May 6, 2019, 7:57 PM EDT) -- OKLAHOMA CITY — A divided Oklahoma Supreme Court on April 23 concluded that the state’s $350,000 cap on noneconomic damages is unconstitutional and reinstated a $15 million jury award — that had been reduced to $9.7 million with the cap — to a man injured in a crane accident and his wife (James Todd Beason, et al. v. I.E. Miller Services Inc., No. 114301, Okla. Sup., 2019 Okla. LEXIS 28)....