Personal Injury Media

The party that wins a personal injury lawsuit is entitled to receive money from the defendant. This money is called damages. There are two categories of damages: damages and punitive damages. Compensation for damages to the victim tries to compensate for the loss and restore the situation that was before the injury. Moreover, punitive damages are intended to punish the defendant for his actions to avoid repeating the behavior that caused the injury.

Compensation for damages

There are two categories of compensation for damages: special damages and general damages.

The special damages compensate the victim for monetary loss related to the injury. Some typical categories of special damages include: Read the rest of this entry »