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Mo. Rev. Stat. § 538.235 (2026)

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  538.235.  Laws applicable to what actions. — The provisions of sections 538.205 to 538.230 shall apply only to causes of actions arising on or after February 3, 1986.

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(L. 1986 S.B. 663 § 11)

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Cited in 5 cases, 1990–2010 · leading case: Klotz v. St. Anthony's Med. Ctr., 311 S.W.3d 752 (Mo. 2010).
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Klotz v. St. Anthony's Med. Ctr., 311 S.W.3d 752 (Mo. 2010). · cites it 4× “For that reason, the original cap on noneconomic damages in medical malpractice cases, § 538.235, RSMo 2000, was never challenged on the basis that it was in violation of the Missouri constitutional prohibition against retrospective laws.”
Cook v. Newman, 142 S.W.3d 880 (Mo. Ct. App. 2004). · cites it 3× “” § 538.235, RSMo 1986. The cap statute farther provides that the limitation amount is to be increased or decreased every year in accordance with a specified economic index: The limitation on awards for noneco-nomic damages provided for in this section shall be increased or…”
Schroeder v. Lester E. Cox Med. Ctr., Inc., 833 S.W.2d 411 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). · cites it 2× “” Section 538.235. Section 538.300, enacted in 1988, lists several statutes and provides that they *415 shall not apply to actions under §§ 538.”
State ex rel. Sharma v. Meyers, 803 S.W.2d 65 (Mo. Ct. App. 1990). · cites it 2× “Section 538.235. The following month St. Luke’s filed the underlying suit in the case at bar, an action against Sharma and the medical group “for contribution and/or indemnity pursuant to .”
State ex rel. Am. Med. Int'l, Inc. v. Sweeney, 845 S.W.2d 648 (Mo. Ct. App. 1992). “” § 538.235. However, this argument is not valid.”
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