Economic Damages are damages to one’s pocketbook, and non-economic damages are damages to one’s heart and psyche. Economic damages are items such as the cost of medical care, medication, physical therapy, psychotherapy, lost income, lost earning capacity, and loss of household services.

Non-economic damages are intangible items such as sadness, depression, anxiety, mental anguish, emotional distress, physical pain and suffering, shame, humiliation, guilt, shock, and betrayal.

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