noneconomic
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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Investors, investment advisers and government agencies charged with enforcing fiduciary responsibility need reliable independent data to ascertain whether investments achieve their noneconomic goals and promised rates of return.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
She then sued the school district in 2019 and, in 2022, won $700,000 for noneconomic damages and $300,000 for future noneconomic damages.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2025
Under state law, plaintiffs in these cases can recover only $250,000 in noneconomic damages unless the plaintiff’s injury constitutes “substantial or permanent loss or impairment of bodily function, substantial disfigurement, or death.”
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2025
The Oregon Public Utility Commission said the request was too broad, and that such a move would prohibit payouts for noneconomic damages such as pain, mental suffering and emotional distress.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
Tuesday’s verdict included more than $6 million in economic and $56 million in noneconomic damages, plus additional punitive damages, Nick Rosinia, one of the plaintiffs’ lawyers, said in a statement.
From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024
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