Anyone considering bringing a civil action should assess their goals for the litigation. You must consider the end result. What makes your point compelling enough to warrant your time, attention, money, and emotional investment?
A Wyoming District Court can issue only an order. What Court does demand justify it?
Before you begin, you must answer that question.
Compensation is not always more necessary than keeping the person at fault accountable. Consider taking legal steps to obtain the justice you require, desire, and deserve with the guidance of a personal injury lawyer.
Are there different types of compensation?
Compensation or damages can be divided into two groups. Attorneys use the term damages to refer to any damages you can recover from the court.
Depending on their nature, damages may be categorized as compensatory or punitive.”
Compensatory damages
This type of harm is intended to compensate for what you’ve lost. Here are some examples:
- Wages. You are owed the money you would have earned at work if you were injured and unable to work.
- Property damage. You are entitled to a replacement if your car was totaled in a collision. This is often the cost of replacing your vehicle, not the amount you owe on it.
- There is a loss of future earnings. If you suffered an accident that prevents you from working in your field in the future, such as a hand injury while playing the piano, you are entitled to compensation for your lost future wages.
- Suffering and pain. If the circumstances are right, you may receive compensation for your pain or suffering following an automobile accident.
- Loss of consortium. Damages may be available if your injury, whether physical or psychological, harms your relationship with your spouse or family member (you can’t do things together that you used to do).
- Other losses. Your compensation may depend on the facts of your case, and generalizations are tricky without knowing the specifics of your case.
Punitive damages
Punitive damages are meant to make the other party pay. People might be awarded punitive damages if their actions were careless or insensitive. Typically, you ask for punitive damages in a sum large enough to dissuade others from repeating the same mistakes.
What about legal fees?
The other party has indeed injured you. Indeed, you would not have had to hire an attorney if they had not harmed you. In a negligence case, however, you cannot force them to pay your attorney’s fees.
If your contract contains an attorney’s fee provision, you may be entitled to attorney’s fees in a breach of contract action. Attorney’s fees are sometimes provided by statute.
