If you have been injured because of someone else’s negligence in a car accident, slip-and-fall, or any other type of personal injury case, you can be compensated from the at-fault party. After establishing that the defendant is at fault, you will need to prove your financial losses. This monetary value is referred to as damages. Damages include medical bills and non-economic harms like pain and suffering.
General Damages Versus Special Damages
It is more difficult to recover for general damages for pain than for special damages for out-of-pocket expenses like medical bills. Pain and suffering is not supported by bills, receipts, or contracts. Rather, it is an intangible loss. How much money one can claim for pain and suffering is difficult and requires the tactical advocacy of an experienced attorney.
Compensation For General Damages Of Pain And Suffering
When someone is injured as a result of someone else’s negligence, the law provides that the injured party can ask a jury to compensate them for both economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are those damages that are readily calculable, including medical bills and lost wages. Jurors can easily understand economic damages because they have hard numbers. Whereas, pain and suffering is a more obscure concept for juries to understand and an attorney must advocate on behalf of the injured victim in order to recover compensation for these harms. Most cases are resolved prior to going to trial through a settlement provided by insurance carriers. To learn more, please see Will The Insurance Company Give Compensation For Pain And Suffering?
