One type of compensation in a personal injury case is to pay you back for ascertainable losses. Economic damages are losses that you prove through documentation or other verifiable means.
The other type of compensation is for non-economic damages. This form of compensation is not so easy to prove, but you still experience hardship because of your injuries.
Non-economic damages include pain, suffering, scarring, disfigurement, diminished quality of life, and related losses. Because you don’t get receipts, invoices, or other documentation, you must rely on other tactics to prove them.