Economic and noneconomic damages for wrongful death or injury to person
N.D. Cent. Code § 32-03.2-04
in effect32-03.2-04. Economic and noneconomic damages for wrongful death or injury to
person.
In any civil action for damages for wrongful death or injury to a person and whether arising
out of breach of contract or tort, damages may be awarded by the trier of fact as follows:
1. Compensation for economic damages, which are damages arising from medical
expenses and medical care, rehabilitation services, custodial care, loss of earnings
and earning capacity, loss of income or support, burial costs, cost of substitute
domestic services, loss of employment or business or employment opportunities and
other monetary losses.
2. Compensation for noneconomic damages, which are damages arising from pain,
suffering, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, mental anguish,
emotional distress, fear of injury, loss or illness, loss of society and companionship,
loss of consortium, injury to reputation, humiliation, and other nonpecuniary damage.
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