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:

1. (1) Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for economic losses;
2. (2) Amounts intended to compensate the claimant for noneconomic losses; and
3. (3) Amounts awarded to the claimant for punitive damages, if applicable.

History.--s. 56, ch. 86-160; s. 7, ch. 99-225.