2011 South Dakota Code
Title 21 JUDICIAL REMEDIES
Chapter 03A. Periodic Payments Of Certain Judgments And Settlements
§21-3A-1 Definition of terms.
21-3A-1. Definition of terms. Terms used in this chapter, mean:
(1) "Bodily injury," any bodily harm, sickness, disease, or death;
(2) "Economic loss," any pecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable;
(3) "Future damages," any damages arising from bodily injury which the trier of fact finds will accrue after the damages findings are made;
(4) "Noneconomic loss," any nonpecuniary harm for which damages are recoverable, but the term does not include punitive or exemplary damages;
(5) "Past damages," any damages that have accrued when the damages findings are made, including any punitive or exemplary damages allowed by law; and
(6) "Qualified insurer," any insurer, self-insurer, plan, or arrangement approved pursuant to § 21-3A-12.
Source: SL 1986, ch 163, § 1.
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