Pain and suffering is not just what you feel you’re entitled to for
listening to political advertisements on TV, radio, and social media. In
the context of a personal injury lawsuit, pain and suffering (the
physical and mental anguish caused by an injury) is an element of
damages aimed to make an injured person whole after an accident. In
addition to lost wages and the cost of medical bills, you will also
experience non-economic (and more subjective damages) damages, such as
pain and suffering and loss of a normal life. Despite all the promises
you hear by politicians, it is impossible to rewind time and prevent an
accident from occurring in the first place. However, an award for pain
and suffering helps provide compensation for enduring certain things
that would not have been necessary if not for the accident or injury.
Assigning an amount of pain and suffering can be difficult since
there is no mathematical formula or pain and suffering calculator to
use. Factors that may go into a jury’s calculation of your pain and
suffering include the nature and duration of the injuries, inability to
perform your usual activities, physical pain and emotional suffering,
and aggravation of a pre-existing injury. These usual activities can
range from the inability to lift groceries, to mowing the grass, or as
devastating as not being able to hold your grandchildren. Since there is
no pain and suffering calculator to determine the amount of your
compensation, it must be evaluated on a case-by-case basis, but can
include:
- The nature and extent of your injuries
- Impact the injuries have had on your activities of daily living (sleeping, exercising, lifting)
- Impact the injuries have had on your work (necessary accommodations, restrictions, modifications)
- Hindrance of your ability to perform hobbies and recreational activities (sports, sewing, building)
- Duration of your recovery
- Pain and discomfort
Although listening to political puffery is oftentimes painful, it is
hopefully only temporary. However, if you are in an accident, you may
sustain permanent injuries, both physical and emotional. Physical pain
and mental suffering resulting from an accident or injury can have a
devastating effect on your life. If you are injured through the fault of
another, you are entitled to pain and suffering, past and future, based
on the extent of your physical and emotional injuries.
If you are in need of a free legal consultation, please call our Personal Injury Attorneys in Belleville, IL at Katzman & Sugden, LLC.
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