HRS §663-8.5
What counts as non-economic damages in injury lawsuits
This section defines non-economic damages for injury lawsuits. It lists the types of harm that count, like pain, mental distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. It also explains that pain and suffering means the actual physical pain caused by a physical injury.
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The statute, as written — Noneconomic damages; defined
(a) Noneconomic damages which are recoverable in tort actions include damages for pain and suffering, mental anguish, disfigurement, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and all other nonpecuniary losses or claims. (b) Pain and suffering is one type of noneconomic damage and means the actual physical pain and suffering that is the proximate result of a physical injury sustained by a person. [L Sp 1986, c 2, §19]
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