West Virginia Code 23-4-2a – Limit on liability for noneconomic loss
(a) In any action brought pursuant to this article, the maximum amount recoverable as compensatory damages for noneconomic loss may not exceed the higher of two times the economic damages before offset or $500,000 for each person, regardless of the number of plaintiffs or the number of defendants or, in the case of wrongful death, regardless of the number of distributees.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 23-4-2a
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
(b) On January 1, 2024, and in each year thereafter, the limitation for compensatory damages contained in subsection (a) of this section shall increase to account for inflation by an amount equal to the Consumer Price Index published by the United States Department of Labor, not to exceed one hundred fifty percent of the amounts specified in said subsections.
(c) This section shall become effective for causes of action accruing on or after July 1, 2023.