Non-economic cap, economic damages, and present-value modeling for New Jersey med-mal cases.
No general compensatory cap. Punitive capped at greater of 5× compensatory or $350K (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14). Charitable/nonprofit hospitals have a $250K compensatory limit under N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-8 — routinely trips plaintiff attorneys on nonprofit defendants.
No general compensatory cap. Punitive capped at greater of 5× compensatory or $350K (N.J.S.A. 2A:15-5.14). Charitable/nonprofit hospitals have a $250K compensatory limit under N.J.S.A. 2A:53A-8 — routinely trips plaintiff attorneys on nonprofit defendants.
No. New Jersey's cap targets non-economic damages only. Past and future medical expenses, wage loss, life-care plan costs, and household services remain uncapped and should anchor the demand.
Reduce future medical + wage streams using a net discount rate (typically 2-4%). Most plaintiff economists use the uniform-annuity PV formula with state-specific life-expectancy tables. The calculator below applies this automatically.
New Jersey's cap is currently enforced, though plaintiff counsel should always preserve constitutional challenges (equal-protection, right-to-jury, separation-of-powers) for appellate review.
Enter past med, past wages, future med, future wages, and a non-econ multiplier. Get present-value totals with cap applied.
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