Missouri’s Statutory Cause of Action for Medical Negligence: Legitimate Application of Legislative Authority or Violation of Constitutional Rights?

Authors

Emily Mace

Abstract

This Note discusses whether SB 239 is likely to survive future arguments against its constitutionality. Part II describes the bases upon which damages caps have been challenged in Missouri and the role of the right to trial by jury in analyzing damages caps. Part III then provides a short procedural history of SB 239. Finally, Part IV discusses whether SB 239 attempts to alter a common law cause of action in a way that renders the statute unconstitutional, or whether it abolishes and recreates the cause of action in a manner permitted by the Missouri Constitution.

Recommended Citation

Emily Mace, Missouri’s Statutory Cause of Action for Medical Negligence: Legitimate Application of Legislative Authority or Violation of Constitutional Rights?, 81 Mo. L. Rev. (2016)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/mlr/vol81/iss3/12