The Louisiana Supreme Court has joined courts in a handful of other states in allowing plaintiffs to seek separate damages for loss of enjoyment of life, or so-called hedonic damages.
The court’s 5-2 decision reversed a Louisiana 4th District Court of Appeal holding, bringing it into line with the state’s other four intermediate appellate courts, as well as jurisdictions in other states that allow hedonic damages as a distinct element of general damages.
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