Posts by Jaroslawicz & Jaros

Every personal injury settlement consists of two parts: your economic damages and your non-economic damages. Economic damages cover the medical bills, expenses, and lost wages which your accident generates.  Non-economic damages compensate you for your pain and suffering. Any injury causes pain, sometimes excruciating or chronic pain. Any pain causes suffering, and often emotional distress.…

Most personal injury cases come with a straightforward set of damages. You get coverage for economic damages, such as medical bills and lost wages. You get coverage for non-economic damages: pain and suffering. Some cases add a third type of damage: punitive damages. Punitive damages are meant to punish defendants for egregious behavior.  Punitive Damages…