Personal Injury Damages
In personal injury cases there are two categories of damages. Damages refers to the amount of money that the plaintiff should be entitled to recover from the defendant. The two categories are economic and non-economic damages.
Economic Damages
These are the provable financial losses due to the accident. They include past economic and future economic losses, and the most common ones in personal injury cases are medical expenses and loss of earnings. At the time of a trial, or a settlement, the question of past economic damages is the easier one to determine. It would include all the medical expenses and lost income from being disalbed from work. What a person will require in the future for medical care, or assisted living, and the amount of lost earning capacity in the future are more difficult issues, and are the focus of many personal injury lawsuits. Our expert personal injury lawyers use medical experts to provide opinions about future medical costs, and in major cases, a life care planner who evaluates all the many different types of expenses in the future for both medical care, attendant care and customized living requirements (modified house/apartment and van/car). Our expert accident attorneys utilize economists to determine the correct amount to ask for in a jury trial to include all past and future economic damages.
Non-Economic Damages
Most people refer to this element of the case as "pain and suffering". It is the amount of money to be awarded to the plaintiff to compensate for physical pain, mental distress, worry, fear, anxiety, depression, and the like. There is no specified method in the law for determining these damages.
In every case of catastrophic injury that our personal injury lawyers litigate, the argument for past and future non-economic damages for a lifetime of pain and suffering is critical. Mr. Blackman, the senior trial attorney and CEO of the Blackman Legal Group, has recovered many multi-million dollar verdicts based on his very compelling and skilled closing arguments at trial. This is where choosing the right lawyer can make a tremendous difference in the amount a client recovers at the end of a case.
Call Blackman Legal Group now at 1-800-444-5602 or CLICK HERE TO SUBMIT A SIMPLE CASE FORM. The initial consultation is free and confidential. If we agree to accept your case, we will work on a contingent fee basis, which means we get paid only when we have settled your case. Don’t delay! You may have a valid claim and be entitled to compensation for your injuries, but a lawsuit must be filed before the statute of limitations expires.