{"id":375084,"date":"2016-10-25T16:50:20","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T21:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/new-jersey-law\/pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-jersey.html"},"modified":"2018-12-07T12:27:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-07T17:27:30","slug":"pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-jersey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/new-jersey-law\/pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-jersey.html","title":{"rendered":"Pain and Suffering Damages in New Jersey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pain and Suffering Damages in New Jersey<\/h1>\n
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New Jersey: the true <\/i>home of the New York Giants and Jets, Tony Soprano, and Chris Christie. It\u2019s also a popular commuting base for Philadelphia and New York and it’s the most densely populated state in the entire country. With all those people and all those reasons to be on the road, plus the cold winter weather, there is reason to be cautious and reason to be familiar with the state\u2019s personal injury laws \u2013 especially the rules and limits on pain and suffering damages.<\/p>\r\n

What Are Pain and Suffering Damages?<\/h2>\r\n

If you are a fan of legal dramas or John Grisham novels, you\u2019ve probably heard of \u201cpain and suffering\u201d damages<\/a>, but they are more than a plot line. These damages account for physical pain and emotional anguish that a person deals with after an accident or intentional harm by another person. The anguish portion of these damages often factors in depression, anxiety, loss of sleep, and other mental symptoms that accompany the injuries sustained. These hard-to-calculate pain and suffering awards are often referred to as non-economic (or \u201cgeneral\u201d) damages.<\/p>\r\n

When a judge, lawyer, or jury is attempting to place a dollar value on pain and suffering, they will often consider:<\/p>\r\n