{"data":{"id":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.1020","jurisdiction":"us-mo","citation":"Mo. Rev. Stat. § 537.1020","heading":"Punitive damages, when.","body":"In any COVID-19 related action, punitive damages:\n(1) May be awarded in accordance with sections 510.261 to 510.265 and subsection 8 of section 538.210; and\n(2) Shall not exceed an amount in excess of nine times the amount of compensatory damages awarded.","path":["Title XXXVI - STATUTORY ACTIONS AND TORTS","Chapter 537 - Torts and Actions for Damages"],"source_url":"https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=537.1020","current_through":"2026 legislative session (floor)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T22:23:29Z","sha256":"8f01af51490001a56d6a1fd289f77c708e111bcf963f7776198a95b8f005eece","source_id":"us-mo","stale":false,"prev":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.1015","next":"us-mo/mo.-rev.-stat.-537.1035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}