Types of damages you can win in a medical malpractice lawsuit
Damages are a common term used to refer to the economic compensation provided to victims of civil lawsuits for the losses they have suffered.
When it comes to medical malpractice and hospital neglect lawsuits in Colorado in particular, the state laws entails that there are three types of damages which are recoverable through a civil medical malpractice lawsuit (the lawsuit itself could be a birth injury lawsuit or a nursing home death lawsuit depending on what exactly transpired in the case).
The damages recoverable can be classified broadly into the following categories: economic damages, noneconomic damages, and punitive damages.
Economic damages – Economic damages, as the term suggests, is the monies paid to victims of medical malpractice in order to compensate for financial losses they have incurred as a direct result of medical malpractice. Therefore, for instance, some examples of things you can claim compensation for as economic damages may include, but is not limited to past and future medical expenses, loss of pay or wages – past and future, etc.
Noneconomic damages – Non-economic damages are meant to compensate victims of medical malpractice for losses they have incurred but are not exactly quantifiable. You cannot put an accurate price tag on such losses. Some examples of non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, and so forth.
Lastly, punitive damages are penalties which are further imposed by the judicial system, not to compensate the victims for anything in particular, but to punish the liable or negligent health care professionals or the concerned hospital further.
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The first meeting is free with these legal representatives. They only take a percentage at the end so in essence, you really do not have to ever write them a check. They only take a percentage of the settlement or the final verdict. You will need a medical expert to support your claim and they will find this person for you if your case is viable. What is your side of the story? What really happened?
