What are non-economic damages?

 

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What are non-economic damages?

An injured claimant is entitled to recover money for non-economic damages incurred, defined as subjective, non-monetary losses, including but not limited to, pain, suffering, disability, disfigurement and loss of enjoyment of life experienced and with reasonable probability to be experienced in the future. See WPI 30.05; RCW 4.56.250.

The term “disability” includes not only the incapacity to work but also impairment of the injured person’s ability to lead a normal life. Parris v. Johnson, 3 Wn.App. 853, 859-60, 479 P.2d 91 (1970).

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