In addition to the due process limits on punitive damages that exist by virtue of Supreme Court cases, legislatures in some states have enacted “caps” on punitive damage awards, and/or on non-economic damages like “pain and suffering.” These measures are part of a larger “tort reform” agenda that is premised on the belief that juries have a tendency to award unfair and economically disastrous amounts of damages, at least occasionally. When such caps are imposed in a state where there is a constitutional right to a jury trial in a civil case, plaintiffs are likely to contest the constitutionality of the cap on the ground that it denies them a full right to a jury trial. For a website that keeps a state-by-state list of tort reforms and cases challenging their constitutionality, go to www.atra.org.