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Noneconomic Damage Reform

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What Is This

The American Tort Reform Association published the Tort Reform Record in December 2017. Twenty-three states have modified the rules for awarding noneconomic damages.

Why It's Important

Damages for noneconomic losses are damages for pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of consortium or companionship, and other intangible injuries. It is very difficult for juries to assign a dollar value to these losses so these awards tend to be erratic and can be excessive, producing unpredictable risks for businesses, among others and prompting many states to impose a limit on the award of noneconomic damages.

Source

“Tort Reform Record”, American Tort Reform Association, 2017 | Visit website

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