Personal injury law defines 'damages' as monetary compensation a plaintiff may obtain if they win. This compensation is meant to return the wounded party to their pre-injury state as much as money can. In a personal injury lawsuit, damages can be economic, non-economic, or punitive.Economic or special damages are readily quantified harm losses. They include hospital expenditures, rehabilitation fees, missed wages, prospective income loss, & other injury-related out-of-pocket expenses. Economic damages include automobile repairs a...
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