BRANDT v. POMPA

No. 2021-0497.

220 N.E.3d 703 (2022)

171 Ohio St.3d 693

2022-Ohio-4525

BRANDT, Appellant, v. POMPA, Appellee, et al.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 16, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The Fitch Law Firm, John K. Fitch , Columbus, and Kirstin A. Peterson ; Taft, Stettinius & Hollister, L.L.P., and Stephen C. Fitch ; and Center for Constitutional Litigation, P.C., and Robert S. Peck , for appellant.

Zeiger, Tigges & Little, L.L.P., John W. Zeiger , Marion H. Little Jr. , Columbus, and Francesca R. Boland , for appellee.

Rittgers & Rittgers and Konrad Kircher , Lebanon, urging reversal for amici curiae Child USA, Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center, Coalition for Children, and Crime Victims Center, Inc.

The Law Offices of Pamela J. Miller and Pamela J. Miller , urging reversal for amicus curiae American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.

Paul W. Flowers Co., L.P.A., Louis E. Grube , and Paul W. Flowers , Cleveland, urging reversal for amici curiae Ohio Association for Justice and American Association for Justice.

Camille M. Crary , urging reversal for amicus curiae Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P., Victor E. Schwartz , Mark A. Behrens , and Cary Silverman , urging affirmance for amici curiae Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America, NFIB Small Business Legal Center, American Tort Reform Association, Coalition for Litigation Justice, Inc., and American Property Casualty Insurance Association.

Dinsmore & Shohl, L.L.P., Frank C. Woodside III , Cincinnati, Peter J. Georgiton , and Brady R. Wilson , Columbus, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Product Liability Advisory Counsel, Inc.

Dave Yost , Attorney General, Benjamin M. Flowers , Solicitor General, and Michael J. Hendershot , Chief Deputy Solicitor General, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.

Calfee, Halter & Griswold, L.L.P., Jason J. Blake , and Gretchen L. Whaling , Columbus, urging affirmance for amicus curiae David Goodman.

Bricker & Eckler, L.L.P., Anne Marie Sferra , and Daniel C. Gibson , Columbus, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Alliance for Civil Justice.

Tucker Ellis, L.L.P., Benjamin C. Sassé , and Elisabeth C. Arko , Cleveland, urging affirmance for amicus curiae Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.


{¶ 1} In this appeal, we determine whether the compensatory-damages caps for noneconomic loss in R.C. 2315.18 are unconstitutional as applied to appellant, Amanda Brandt. A jury found that Brandt was entitled to a total-damages award that included $20 million in compensatory damages for noneconomic loss against appellee...

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