Idaho State Statutes - Idaho Attorney Directory

As used in this act:
(1) "Charitable corporation or organization" means a corporation or
organization including any community chest, fund, or foundation organized and
operated exclusively for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for public
safety, literary, or educational purposes, or to foster national or
international amateur sports competition (but only if no part of its
activities involve the provision of athletic facilities or equipment), or for
the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, no part of the net earnings
of which inures to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual, no
substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or
otherwise attempting, to influence legislation.
(2) "Claimant" means any party to a civil action making a claim for
relief, legal or equitable, compensatory or noncompensatory.
(3) "Economic damages" mean objectively verifiable monetary loss,
including but not limited to out-of-pocket expenses, loss of earnings, loss of
use of property, cost of replacement or repair, cost of obtaining substitute
domestic services, loss of employment, medical expenses, or loss of business
or employment opportunities.
(4) "Future damages" mean noneconomic damages and economic damages to be
incurred after entry of a judgment.
(5) "Noneconomic damages" mean subjective, nonmonetary losses including,
but not limited to, pain, suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, disability
or disfigurement incurred by the injured party; emotional distress; loss of
society and companionship; loss of consortium; or destruction or impairment of
the parent-child relationship.
(6) "Nonprofit corporation or organization" means a charitable
corporation or organization; any other corporation organized or existing under
chapter 3, title 30, Idaho Code, or an equivalent provision of the law of
another state; or an unincorporated association; which corporation or
unincorporated association is organized and existing exclusively for nonprofit
purposes, which regularly bestows benefits to the community at large and no
part of the net income of which is distributable to its members, directors or
officers.
(7) "Personal injury" means a physical injury, sickness or death suffered
by an individual.
(8) "Property damage" means loss in value or in use of real or personal
property, where such loss arises from physical damage to or destruction of
such property.
(9) "Punitive damages" mean damages awarded to a claimant, over and above
what will compensate the claimant for actual personal injury and property
damage, to serve the public policies of punishing a defendant for outrageous
conduct and of deterring future like conduct.

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