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Merit Decision: Court Again Upholds Constitutionality of Cap on Noneconomic Tort Damages. Simpkins v. Grace Brethren Church.

By Marianna Bettman on December 16, 2016

“It’s déjà vu all over again.” Yogi Berra.

On December 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in Simpkins v. Grace Brethren Church 2016-Ohio-8118. At issue in the case was an as-applied constitutional challenge to the caps on noneconomic tort damages set out in R.C. 2315.18(B). In another fractured…

Oral Argument Preview: Is the Statutory Cap on Non-Economic Damages Unconstitutional As Applied to a Minor Sex Abuse Victim? Simpkins v. Grace Brethren Church of Delaware, Ohio

By Marianna Bettman on December 9, 2015

Update: On December 14, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.

Read the analysis of the oral argument in this case here.

On December 15, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in the case of Simpkins v. Grace Brethern Church …