If the non-economic loss the plaintiff suffers is at least 15%, but less than 33%, of a most extreme case, the court must not award as personal injury damages for non-economic loss an amount that exceeds the amount set out in the following table:
Cases of 15% or more (but less than 33%) of a most extreme case | ||
Item |
Severity of the non-economic loss (as a proportion of a most extreme case) |
Damages for non-economic loss (as a proportion of the maximum amount of damages for non-economic loss) |
1 |
15% |
1% |
2 |
16% |
1.5% |
3 |
17% |
2% |
4 |
18% |
2.5% |
5 |
19% |
3% |
6 |
20% |
3.5% |
7 |
21% |
4% |
8 |
22% |
4.5% |
9 |
23% |
5% |
10 |
24% |
5.5% |
11 |
25% |
6.5% |
12 |
26% |
8% |
13 |
27% |
10% |
14 |
28% |
14% |
15 |
29% |
18% |
16 |
30% |
23% |
17 |
31% |
26% |
18 |
32% |
30% |