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Dallas Texas TX Personal Injury Damages

Written by: Jason Eric Kipness

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Injury Damages Personal Injury

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Physical Pain

Mental Anguish/Emotional Trauma

If a person is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for mental anguish (emotional trauma) that occurred in the past and mental anguish that will occur in the future. Mental anguish may be awarded if one has a physical injury or if there is no physical injury but the person is a victim of intentional or malicious conduct (e.g. assault; kidnapping of child; loss of family member due to wrongful death).

Disfigurement

If a person is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for disfigurement that occurred in the past and disfigurement that will occur in the future. Disfigurement can be mean missing limbs from amputation, scarring, and the embarrassment and need to conceal disfigured body parts.

Impairment

If a person is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for impairment that occurred in the past and impairment that will occur in the future. Impairment is usually defined as loss of enjoyment of life and can include things such as confinement to wheelchair; inability to perform job duties, inability to exercise or do household chores.

Medical Expenses

If a person is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for medical expenses that occurred in the past and medical expenses that will occur in the future. Medical expenses can include costs of hospital care, doctors' services, laboratory tests, physical therapist expenses, and psychiatric care.

Lost Wages/Loss of Earning Capacity

If a person is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for lost wages that occurred in the past and loss of earning capacity that will occur in the future. Loss of earning capacity is the injured party's inability or diminished ability to earn a living.

Loss of Consortium

If a person's child, parent or spouse is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for loss of consortium that occurred in the past and loss of consortium that will occur in the future. Loss of consortium means loss of love, affection, protection, emotional support, care that the person shares with his spouse, child or parent.

Loss of Services

If a person's child, parent or spouse is involved in a medical malpractice case, an auto/motorcycle/truck accident, work accident, construction accident, or is hurt due to a defective product or dangerous premises, he or she can ask for compensation for loss of services that occurred in the past and loss of services that will occur in the future. Loss of services means loss of household duties performed by a spouse or child.