Definition
Non-economic damages
Also: general damages
Direct answer
Losses without a direct invoice — pain, limitation, disruption to daily activity — presented through documentation rather than adjectives.
NORBU Demand Editorial · Last reviewed 2026-08-31
In detail
What non-economic damages means in practice
The strongest non-economic presentations rely on provider-recorded functional limitations, work restrictions, and specific activity impacts corroborated by the record.
Why it matters
Documented limitation persuades; unsupported characterization does not.
Example
A work restriction limiting overhead lifting for eleven weeks, quoted from the treating note.
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