A recent Louisiana Supreme Court ruling brings that state in line with a handful of others that allow plaintiffs to seek separate damages for loss of enjoyment of life, or so-called hedonic damages. The term first appeared about 20 years ago, when economists began using it to refer to certain aspects of an injured person's noneconomic damages. The 6th Circuit, applying Tennessee law, and the 10th Circuit, applying New Mexico law, are among courts that permit separate claims for hedonic damages.
July 27, 2006 at 12:00 AM
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The original version of this story was published on Law.Com
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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