Non-economic damages play a crucial role in personal injury and wrongful death litigation, compensating victims for pain, suffering, and emotional distress. Unlike economic damages, these losses lack fixed monetary values, requiring strategic legal approaches to substantiate claims. Attorneys must navigate challenges such as juror skepticism, statutory caps, and subjective valuations. Leveraging expert testimony, compelling storytelling, and demonstrative evidence is key to effectively presenting non-economic damages.
In this white paper, we explore:
- The strategic importance of non-economic damages
- How to calculate pain and suffering
- The role of expert witnesses in proving intangible losses
- Effective storytelling and narrative techniques in court
- Leveraging jury psychology to maximize awards
- The impact of demonstrative evidence on damage valuation
- Pre-trial strategies for securing higher settlements
- Emerging litigation tools shaping non-economic damage claims