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Average Payout For Pedestrians Hit By Car

The average payout for pedestrians hit by car accidents can range wildly from $10,000 to upwards of $1M depending on external factors. There is no standard amount because your payout depends on various conditions like: What state the accident took place Your nature and extent of your injuries Insurance coverage Degree of fault and liability...

What is Defamation of Character?

Defamation of character occurs when a false statement presented as fact damages another person’s reputation or causes personal injury. You may not suffer direct bodily injury due to what someone said, but the resulting non-economic damages may be devastating. A damaged reputation may bar you from necessary employment. The emotional distress from seeing your friends...

The 4 Types of Negligence in Law

Before all the math of adding damage totals and figuring out your settlement, your attorney must first establish negligence while analyzing your case. Knowing what types of negligence apply to your lawsuit is key, because your settlement amount revolves around the law deciding who was liable to your damages. Negligence comes in four forms, all...

What are Non-Economic Damages?

A court can award three different types of damages, depending on the circumstances of your case. Two of those types are compensatory damages, which are classified as either economic or non-economic damages. Another is called punitive damages. Courts calculate economic damages from actual costs. For example, in a rental car accident, economic damages likely include...

What are Punitive Damages?

Punitive damages are imposed to punish the defendant for unusually reckless or grossly malicious actions. This will deter dangerous behavior from happening in the future. Cases That Award Punitive Damages It’s common for class action lawsuits to award punitive damages because the defendant, usually a corporation, acted recklessly and without regard for the well-being of...

What are Economic Damages?

Economic damages are the monetary losses you experience as a result of someone’s negligence or deliberate harm. You can sue for these types of damages so your past, present, and future losses are covered by the guilty party. Economic damages have a strict numerical value as it’s connected to tangible assets. You might not have...

Can You Sue for Emotional Distress?

Physical damages like destroyed property, bodily injury, even a damaged retina can be filed in a personal injury claim. Economic damages like these are hard to overlook, but people forget they can sue for emotional claims as well. One example of these claims is emotional distress, a type of loss that can even overshadow physical...

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