In personal injury law, pain and suffering is the amount of physical and emotional effects the accident had on the victims in an accident. Pain and suffering damages are commonly awarded to a victim and its families in a car accident claim.
Pain and suffering is considered a non-economic damage. This means that there are no receipts used in court to prove any damages.
Personal injury lawyer’s focus on receiving the full amount of compensation possible for the damages suffered, even if pain and suffering is hard to quantify. Every personal injury case is different, but the ultimate goal is for the victim to be able to move on with their life after such a tragic event.
Your personal injury lawyer will use medical records, test results, imaging tests and receipts for prescription pain medications to help build your case and demand damages for pain and suffering.
Calculating pain and suffering damages depends on the severity of the injuries, the impact the injuries have on completing tasks and living everyday life like you once did, how long the injures will take to heal, the prognosis of the injury and whether you can remain employed or not due to the injuries.
Insurance companies will work to build a case against why you shouldn’t receive compensation or limit the amount of compensation you can receive even if your injuries are substantial. That’s where a personal injury lawyer comes in to play in order to lead your through the process of receiving fair damages based on the significance of you injuries
Pain and suffering damages are based on what you have to go through to live like you once did and that you wouldn’t have to deal with had the injury never occurred.
Cases involving permanent injuries for example a traumatic brain injury means life-long effects and pain and thus receiving compensation from the person who caused the accident is necessary.