Medical malpractice lawsuits aside, there aren’t any statutory limits on how much a plaintiff may request in order to compensate for suffering and pain damages (a.k.a. non-economic) in a personal injury case.
The specific amount of financial restitution that an accident victim receives generally increases when at least one of the following circumstances are involved:
Recovery is expected to take a while, and full recovery may not be possible for the plaintiff.
Medical costs are significantly high and will be ongoing.
Motor function loss or personal scarring has ensued.
For instance, a jury may be inclined to issue a greater amount of damages for suffering and pain if:
Person A sustained a serious injury as part of a collision with a drunk driver who was operating a box truck on the beltway in Las Vegas.
Person A needed to get their left arm amputated, and was left with a huge scar on the right portion on their cheek.
Since these injuries can be verified externally and the damages are long-term, Person A must prove that the person driving the truck caused the accident, and that they can make a case for damage recovery with regards to suffering, pain, and other losses of a non-economical nature.