What is an injured person in Florida entitled to when they bring an injury claim or lawsuit?
In the legal field people who are injured have been what we call damaged. We quantify those damages as money, so when you hear an attorney talk about the total damages for an injury, they are talking about the total amount of money, generally speaking, that can be recovered for injuries received in a car accident, slip and fall, or many other types of injury cases. In Florida, there are 8 categories of damages which can be recovered:
1) Wage Loss/Future Earning Capacity
2) Past and Future Medicals
3) Physical Pain and Suffering
4) Mental Pain and Anguish
5) Scarring/Disfigurement
6) Embarrassment/Humiliation/Inconvenience
7) Loss of Capacity for the Enjoyment of Life
You can assist your attorney handling your injury case by providing them with as much information and documentation you have for each category. The more you provide your attorney with, the better they can assist you.
