14.15.2 Personal Injury Damages.

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14.15.2 Personal Injury Damages. Personal injury damages generally include emotional distress damages.205 However, under Arizona law, plaintiffs may not recover emotional distress damages in professional negligence claims arising out of pecuniary loss.206 In a legal malpractice action, the court in Reed v. Mitchell & Timbanard, held that claims resulting “in pecuniary loss which in turn cause emotional upset, even with physical symptoms, will not support a claim for damages for emotional distress.”207...

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