Personal Injury
Personal Injury Damages
Personal Injury Damages
Personal Injury Damages in Connecticut
In a Connecticut personal injury case, a judge or jury may find the defendant liable for several types of damages for varying amounts of money. For example, medical bills, lost earnings, or property damage may be part of the damages picture. The plaintiff may also experience significant and continuous pain and suffering due to his or her injury. All of these factors are considered worthy of compensation under personal injury law, which seeks as much as possible to return the victim to the state of living he or she enjoyed prior to the injury.
In most personal injury cases, the victim must have suffered some sort of physical, mental, or financial harm to have a strong claim for damages. In some intentional tort cases, however, such as assault and battery, proving the misconduct of the defendant alone may be enough to find in favor of the plaintiff. The types of damages that can be awarded in Connecticut are compensatory, punitive, or nominal depending on the merits of the case.
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Compensatory Damages
Types of Compensatory Damages
Compensatory damages are meant to offset an injury sustained by an individual. Actual damages, or damages which reimburse an individual for out-of-pocket expenses, include monetary awards for medical expenses, property damage, and loss of income.
Amount of Damages
While there is no simple equation to determine the amount of damages a victim may be owed, an experienced personal injury attorney can help you sort through the myriad factors involved in making sure that your personal injury case is not settled f
Factors Affecting The Amount Of Damages Awarded
Nature, Extent, and Duration of Injury in Personal Injury Damages
Negligence in Personal Injury Cases
Negligence in a personal injury case is the failure to use reasonable care to avoid a foreseeable harm to person or property. To prove negligence and resulting damages, several criteria must be met:
Comparative & Contributory Negligence
Comparative and contributory negligence are defenses available to mitigate the amount that a defendant may have to pay to a plaintiff for damages in a personal injury case.