What Are The Different Types Of Damages In My Personal Injury Lawsuit?
What are the types of damages in a personal-injury claim? Two main categories, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman: special and general. Special damages are the economic, out-of-pocket losses you can put a dollar figure on—medical bills, lost wages, and vehicle damage. General damages cover the harder-to-quantify harm most people know simply as pain and suffering.
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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA
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— the two buckets: special (bills, wages) and general (pain, suffering)
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What are the types of injury damages?
Two main categories—special and general. Special damages are the economic, out-of-pocket losses you can put a dollar figure on, like medical bills, lost wages, and vehicle damage, while general damages cover the harder-to-quantify harm known as pain and suffering.
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