{"id":375185,"date":"2016-10-27T12:44:59","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T17:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/state\/new-mexico-law\/pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-mexico.html"},"modified":"2023-02-10T11:48:35","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T16:48:35","slug":"pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/state\/new-mexico-law\/pain-and-suffering-damages-in-new-mexico.html","title":{"rendered":"Pain and Suffering Damages in New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Pain and Suffering Damages in New Mexico<\/h1>\n
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What does New Mexico mean to you? To millions of television viewers, it\u2019s known as the place where Breaking Bad<\/i> was set. While most of us in the Land of Enchantment lead lives that aren’t quite as dangerous as those of Walter and Jesse, accidents do happen every day. And if you’ve been injured in the state, you’ll be happy to know that New Mexico has no cap on pain and suffering damages. Read on to learn more about pain and suffering damages in New Mexico, including how these types of damages are calculated in the state.<\/p>\r\n

Pain and Suffering Damages: How They Work<\/h2>\r\n

We’re all familiar with the term \u201cpain and suffering\u201d damages<\/a>, right? You\u2019ve heard about them in legal thrillers and high profile injury cases, but what exactly are they? These damages account for the excruciating physical pain and emotional anguish that a person deals with after an accident or intentional harm by another person. The emotional distress (or \u201canguish\u201d) portion of these damages often factors in depression, anxiety, loss of sleep, and other mental symptoms that accompany the injuries sustained. If that sounds hard to put a dollar value on, you are correct \u2013 which is why lawyers and judges often refer to pain and suffering awards as non-economic (or \u201cgeneral\u201d) damages.<\/p>\r\n

When a judge or jury does attempt to calculate pain and suffering damages, they might include:<\/p>\r\n