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Pain and Suffering Damages in Ohio<\/h1>\n
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Imagine you were in an accident, and now you can’t even sit through a Cavaliers game without feeling sharp pain throughout your body. Whether it was a minor car accident or a slip and fall, you should seek to recover damages for your pain and suffering in addition to economic losses. If you’ve experienced immediate or lasting pain due to someone else’s fault, Ohio law allows you to recover a certain amount of damages for your suffering. However, calculating the amount of pain and suffering damages can be difficult, and the amount you can recover will depend on the type of case and specific laws in your state. Read on to learn about pain and suffering damages in Ohio.<\/p>\r\n

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

Damages can be divided into two categories: special damages and general damages. Special damages cover all monetary losses<\/a>, including medical expenses after an accident or injury. General damages are awarded for losses in which monetary values are difficult to assign<\/a>, like pain and suffering.<\/p>\r\n

In Ohio, pain and suffering damages are considered as noneconomic loss. Noneconomic loss refers to nonpecuniary harm<\/a> that results from an injury or loss to a person or property that is a subject of a tort action<\/a>. In other words, noneconomic loss refers to any physical pain and mental distress resulting from an accident or injury.<\/p>\r\n

Other types of noneconomic damages are:<\/p>\r\n