Pain and suffering are a form of non-economic damages covering physical discomfort to emotional suffering. Non-economic damages compensate for the difficult-to-quantify impacts on an accident victim’s life.
Some common types of non-economic damages include:
Mental or physical pain and suffering
Inconvenience
Scarring or disfigurement
Emotional anguish
Loss of enjoyment of life
Loss of consortium, or the benefits of a family relationship, of a spouse
Loss of companionship