Types of Personal Injury Damages and Compensation

Victims and families affected by personal injury face a multitude of physical, mental, emotional, and financial struggles. When the injury is the result of malice, negligence, or criminal activity of someone else, it’s understandable that many of them seek financial compensation. Unfortunately, it’s oftentimes complicated to figure out what level of compensation they can fight for.
There are two types of compensation that a personal injury law firm Hillsborough County can seek from the liable party on the injured person’s behalf: compensatory damages and non-compensatory damages. Compensatory is further broken down into pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages
Compensatory Damages
These types of damages are considered to be a direct result of the claimant’s injury for which the liable party is at fault. these types of damages are divided into two sub-types: pecuniary and non-pecuniary
Pecuniary
Pecuniary damages have a defined and quantifiable monetary value. These include medical expenses, lost wages, property …