A personal injury plaintiff (i.e., someone injured by another person’s negligence) will have three basic categories of damages: medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. And as explained in a previous blog, damages for pain and suffering are typically related to the amount of medical bills a person has…
New Hampshire’s Answer to Punitive Damages The term “punitive damages” has entered the mainstream, so most non-lawyers are familiar with the definition: essentially, monetary damages awarded by a jury for the purpose of punishing the defendant for egregious wrongdoing. Many people may be surprised to learn that punitive damages are…
Nashua Client Wonders: Can I Recover Damages for Pain and Suffering? One of the most elusive concepts in personal injury law is “pain and suffering.” Typically, a victim of negligence will have three basic categories of damages: medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering. The first two are self-explanatory…