Types of damages in a medical malpractice case
The state of Florida allows for victims or plaintiffs in an alleged case of medical malpractice to file a civil lawsuit, which may be a personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit (if death ensued as a result of the malpractice) and seek economic compensatory awards for the damages incurred.
The types of damages that a plaintiff may claim are as follows:
- Economic damages – They are compensatory awards granted to a plaintiff in order to compensate for financial losses incurred as a result of medical malpractice.
- For example, if a plaintiff went through surgery and the surgeon made an error during the surgery and it was later discovered that the plaintiff had to undergo corrective surgery, then all medical expenses that the plaintiff had to bear for the additional surgery can be claimed as economic damages.
- Non-economic damages – There are some damages which a victim of medical malpractice may suffer which cannot be monetarily quantified. You cannot actually put a price tag on such damages such as pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of life, loss of companionship or consortium, and so on.
- Punitive damages – A medical malpractice victim may also receive punitive damages. These are not compensatory damages as they do not actually compensate the victim for any losses per se, but are instead meant as additional penalties to further reprimand the defendant.
Why you need a medical malpractice lawyer
To file and prove a medical malpractice lawsuit is never an easy proposition. It requires experience, tact, wit, concrete supporting evidence and the testimony of witnesses and experts (certainly one medical expert). The fantastic news is you don’t have to worry about it if you are working with a hardworking and astute Florida medical malpractice lawyer.
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