Tag Archives: Smith v. Schulte

Is There a Cap on Medical Malpractice Damages?

By J. Allan Brown | Posted on October 16, 2026

The number comes up early, usually from someone who sounds certain. An insurance adjuster mentions that Alabama limits malpractice recovery to $400,000. A relative repeats something she read online. The family hearing it has no reason to doubt any of it. The figure does appear in the Alabama Code. What the Code will not… Read More »

Alabama Ahead of the Times in Protecting Victims of Medical Malpractice

By J. Allan Brown | Posted on December 15, 2014

Last October, a Milwaukee County Circuit Court judge refused to apply the state’s cap on noneconomic (pain and suffering) damages in a case where a woman had to have all four limbs amputated due to an infection that went untreated, despite showing up at the emergency room with high fever and severe abdominal pain…. Read More »