2013 Nebraska Revised Statutes
Chapter 25 - COURTS; CIVIL PROCEDURE
25-21,185.08 - Civil actions to which contributory negligence is a defense; terms, defined.
25-21,185.08. Civil actions to which contributory negligence is a defense; terms, defined.
For purposes of sections 25-21,185.07 to 25-21,185.12:
(1) Claimant shall mean any person who brings or maintains an action described in section 25-21,185.07. If an action is brought through or on behalf of an estate, claimant shall mean the claimant's decedent. If an action is brought through or on behalf of a minor, claimant shall mean the minor;
(2) Economic damages shall mean monetary losses, including, but not limited to, medical expenses, loss of earnings and earning capacity, funeral costs, loss of use of property, costs of repair or replacement, costs of obtaining substitute domestic services, loss of employment, and loss of business or employment opportunities; and
(3) Noneconomic damages shall mean subjective, nonmonetary losses, including, but not limited to, pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental suffering, emotional distress, loss of society and companionship, loss of consortium, injury to reputation, and humiliation, but shall not include economic damages.
Source
- Laws 1992, LB 262, ยง 2.
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