In legal terms, emotional distress is considered a noneconomic damage. ... While pain and suffering is tied to a personal injury claim, emotional distress can be considered a claim in its own right. This means that it's often more difficult to recover compensation for emotional suffering.J

There are 3 types of damages in personal injury claims: economic damages, noneconomic damages, and punitive damages.

A bodily injury claim is a request for compensation for expenses related to physical injuries sustained in a car accident. Bodily injury claims usually cover medical bills and lost wages, and these claims can be paid by either the injured party's insurance company or the at-fault driver's insurance. 

Personal injury laws apply in situations where a defendant's intentional conduct causes harm to another person. Examples of this include assault and battery, and other intentional torts.

Personal injury implies any type of injury sustained in accidents. These types of injuries may arise from car accidents, slip and fall accidents, defective products, or wrongful death claims. On the other hand, bodily injury is more limited and may imply injuries sustained by another person, usually in a car accident.