Sally is driving her defective car (think the Ford Pinto) down the New Jersey Turnpike. The Ford

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Sally is driving her defective car (think the Ford Pinto) down the New Jersey Turnpike.

The Ford Pinto was a car notorious for its defective gas tank which would easily explode - not a good thing for a gas tank.

Sure enough, as she was driving the Pinto on the New Jersey Turnpike, she is hit by a truck and the gas tank explodes.

She sues Ford and wins damages for medical expenses, loss of a leg, pain and suffering, emotional distress, punitive damages and loss of earnings.
What is the treatment of these various damage awards?