You've been injured by another's negligence. You plan on submitting a claim against them for your injuries, but you aren't sure what to do or what kind of damages can be awarded for a personal injury claim. Get the facts. Stop guessing.

1. What Damages Can Be Awarded In
A Personal Injury Lawsuit?
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2.  Typically, a personal injury claim involves two
types of damages, economic and non-economic
damages.
 Combined these are often referred to as general
damages. They compensate the victim/plaintiff
for their injuries.

3. Economic damages include anything that has a
monetary value:
 medical bills, medication bills, the cost of
medical durable equipment,
 future medical care
 lost wages,
 lost earning capacity (if one can no longer
perform the duties of their prior occupation)
 loss of household services (if one can no longer
perform household services),
 child care, mileage/transportation, etc

4. Non-Economic damages include things that don’t have a specific
price tag, such as stress, anxiety, pain, suffering, etc.
 There is a third type of damages, called Punitive
Damages.
 They only apply if the defendant that caused the injuries
acted in an outrageous manner such that their conduct
shocks the conscience, was wanton, willful, and/or
showed a disregard for human life or safety.
 A Drunk driver shows a disregard for human life when
they get behind the wheel of a car.
 Another example is when Ford Motor Company chose not
to fix a minor problem with their Ford Focus that was
prone to explode in collisions without the inexpensive
repair because they calculated they would pay out less in
potential injury/death claims than they would to revise
their assembly line.

5. Punitive damages are imposed against the defendant to
deter similar conduct in the future.
 While all liability insurance policies cover
general damages, many do not cover punitive
damages. When not covered by a liability policy,
the defendant would be personally liable to the
plaintiff for any punitive damages awarded.

6. Any Questions?
 Personal injury law can be very complex. Make sure
you protect your rights and get the knowledge you
need in order to make the right choices for your
injury case.
 If you have any questions, please feel free to get in
touch with us directly at ZacharLawFirm.com. We
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