21.05 [1988 New] Definitions-Categories of Damages-Actions Against Health Care Providers

Instruction No 1 21.05 [1988 New] Definitions--Categories of Damages--Actions Against Health Care Providers In these instructions, you are told to itemize any damages you award by the categories set forth in [the] verdict form [ (insert letter of verdict form if multiple packages are submitted ) ]. The phrase "past economic damages" means those damages incurred in the past for pecuniary harm such as medical expenses for necessary drugs, therapy, and for medical, surgical, nursing, X-ray, dental, custodial, and other health and rehabilitative services and for past lost earnings and for past lost earning capacity. The phrase "past non-economic damages" means those damages arising in the past from non-pecuniary harm such as pain, suffering, mental anguish, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, and loss of capacity to enjoy life. The phrase "future medical damages" means those damages arising in the future for medical expenses such as necessary drugs, therapy, and medical, surgical, nursing, X-ray, dental, custodial, and other health and rehabilitative services. The phrase "future economic damages" means those damages arising in the future from pecuniary harm such as lost earnings and lost earning capacity. The phrase "future non-economic damages" means those damages arising in the future from non-pecuniary harm such as pain, suffering, mental anguish, inconvenience, physical impairment, disfigurement, and loss of capacity to enjoy life.