Utah Personal Injury Damages
Recovering Damages in a Utah Personal Injury Lawsuit
The law of personal injury is based on the principle of restitution. Restitution is carried out by tortfeasor (he who caused the injury) by restoring all that has been lost by the injured party. Generally speaking, there are many physical injuries which simply cannot be restored. Many injuries involved in car accidents, for example, simply cannot be undone, such as injuries to the spinal cord in many cases. Further, there is no way to get the time back that one lost when injured.
Nonetheless, the law looks to restitution as the ultimate end, and therefore, has provided that monetary compensation will be made to the injured victim by the tortfeasor to restore the injured party to his previously whole status. What this means is that every injured suffered by the injured party is given a price tag. Since the injured party cannot get his injured neck back the law provides that he is entitled to money for his injuries. Thus, there are many “damages” in a personal injury case.
Economic and Non-Economic Damages in Utah Personal Injury Cases
The damages for which an injured person is typically compensated are divided into two types: economic damages and non-economic damages.
Economic damages are those for out-of-pocket expenses paid by the injured party and his insurance company including: medical expenses like hospital bills, physical therapy, chiropractor visits, ambulance calls and other medically necessary expenses, lost wages, rental cars, etc.
Non-economic damages include compensation for the pain and suffering you had to endure when injured. Some injuries are much more severe than others and the pain and suffering damages can sometimes exceed the amount of economic damages.
If the tortfeasor acted with malice or gross negligence the injured party may even be able to recover punitive damages, which are damages used to punish the tortfeasor for his actions.
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The personal injury attorneys at Salcido Law Firm can help you recover everything to which you are entitled. Our attorneys have worked on hundreds of personal injury cases and know how to get you the best recovery possible.
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