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Can a claim help me get compensation for my person injuries?

June 11, 2019

Yes. If you’ve been injured through the fault of another, you have the potential to receive “compensatory damages” –money to compensate you for:

  • Medical bills
  • Lost earnings
  • Pain and suffering
  • Any resulting physical disability, disfigurement, or scarring
  • Emotional distress
  • Mental disability
  • Property damage

In rare cases, you might also be able to win “punitive damages” – money that a judge or jury requires a defendant to pay in addition to the compensatory damages. Punitive damages are meant to punish a defendant that acted especially badly.

If you were hurt at work, different rules and remedies apply for workers compensation.

Ask me for more details:  brett@brettpetersonlaw.com

Filed Under: Personal Injury Tagged With: accident law, compensation

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