1(1) 2Except as provided in subsection (2), in any action to which this part applies in which the trier of fact determines that liability exists on the part of the defendant, the trier of fact shall, as a part of the verdict, itemize the amounts to be awarded to the claimant into the following categories of damages:
58(a) 59Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for economic losses;
68(b) 69Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for noneconomic losses; and
79(c) 80Amounts awarded to the claimant for punitive damages, if applicable.
90(2) 91In any action for damages based on personal injury or wrongful death arising out of medical malpractice, whether in tort or contract, to which this part applies in which the trier of fact determines that liability exists on the part of the defendant, the trier of fact shall, as a part of the verdict, itemize the amounts to be awarded to the claimant into the following categories of damages:
160(a) 161Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for:
1681. 169Past economic losses; and
1732. 174Future economic losses, not reduced to present value, and the number of years or part thereof which the award is intended to cover;
197(b) 198Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for:
2051. 206Past noneconomic losses; and
2102. 211Future noneconomic losses and the number of years or part thereof which the award is intended to cover; and
230(c) 231Amounts awarded to the claimant for punitive damages, if applicable.
