Articles Tagged with non-economic damages

In a personal injury case, there are essentially two types of damages that may be awarded: compensatory and punitive. Punitive damages are rare and awarded only as punishment for malicious, intentional or reckless behavior when gross negligence can be proven. Compensatory damages, on the other hand, are meant to reimburse the injured party for actual expenses and losses incurred because of their injury.

Compensatory damages fall into two categories: economic and non-economic. Economic damages are reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses – medical bills, lost wages, lost earning capacity, and the like. These expenses can be objectively measured and are supported by such evidence as invoices, pay stubs, and repair estimates. The gray area comes in assessing the value of non-economic damages

Non-economic damages refer to intangible injuries, including: