What Are Damages?
Damages are compensation, usually in monetary form, awarded in a civil court case for an injury or loss caused by another person’s negligence.
What Are Damages?
According to the American Bar Association (ABA), damages are tangible and non-tangible losses that can be quantified and documented, providing direct financial assistance to an injured party. Examples of damages can include medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and property damage.
Damages are important in restoring the injured party to the position they would have been in had the wrongdoing not occurred. This concept is fundamental in both tort and contract law, where it addresses breaches of duty or contract, provides a financial measure of reparation, and is even more important in personal injury cases where the injured party receives compensatory damages for medical bills and pain and suffering.
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Car Accident Round-Up — Seven Injured In 3-Car Wreck In South Carolina
Car accidents around the country
WCSC TV in Charleston, South Carolina reports a 1995 Nissan with five passengers hit a 2006 Nissan which was waiting for another car to turn left, shortly before 6 p.m. in Moncks Corner on U.S. 17 near Old Gilliard Road Wednesday night. The 2006 Nissan then hit a Ford large passenger van which had stopped in front of it. Seven people, most of them teenagers, were taken to hospital, but none had life-threatening injuries.
“Coughing Fit” Causes Power Outage In Tallahassee
Fallschase shopping plaza suffered a power blackout this week when a driver lost control of his car and tore through some power lines, reports WCTV in Tallahassee. According to the report, the driver of the Lincoln Navigator, he had a coughing fit and ran off Buck Lake Road and flipped onto the service road for the shopping plaza. […]
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Car Accident Round-Up — Car Crashes Into Mississippi Salon
No injuries sustained in salon car accident
Car Crashes Into Salon In Mississippi
Salon Lefleur in Jackson was surprised when a woman drove her car into the building early Thursday morning, reports clarionledger.com. There were no injuries, but the salon and a restaurant next door were damaged. The woman was driving toward the salon when her foot slipped off the brake and the front of her car crashed into the wall separating the salon and restaurant.
California Woman Killed In Early Morning Crash On I-880
An early morning crash in San Leandro has taken the life of a 40-year-old- Oakley woman reports the Oakland Tribune. The woman lost control of her 2010 Subaru in the early morning hours and veered into the center median, then the shoulder of the freeway – hitting barrels and finally coming to a stop perpendicular to traffic. […]
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Driver Dies In Crash – Widow Sues Business For Serving Too Much Alcohol
Pennsylvania’s The Times Tribune reports the widow of a 29-year-old man killed in a one-car accident in February has filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging businesses over-served her husband alcohol.
The suit was has been filed against Valley Bowling Lanes Inc., Champion’s Lounge, Inc., and Bowl Credit, Inc., Carbondale Twp; and Chico’s Lounge Inc., Mayfield and alleges the businesses should have known her husband was intoxicated and unable to drive home the night of his accident. It states the businesses’ bartenders, bouncers and/or managers failed to fulfill their responsibilities.
A minor son is also named as a plaintiff in the lawsuit which is seeking more than $50,000 plus interest and other court costs in addition to punitive damages.
The Scranton, Pennsylvania attorneys of Munley Law Personal Injury Attorneys have years of experience representing the survivors of wrongful death victims. For a free consultation of your legal claim throughout the state of Pennsylvania, […]
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Car Accident Round-Up — All Is Not ‘OK’ When Text Messaging Before Car Wreck
Distracted driving including text messaging is a leading cause of car accidents
Homeless Man Dead After Thanksgiving Accident With Jackie Autry’s Car
The widow of former Angels owner Gene Autry says the Thanksgiving night event which left a homeless man dead was an accident, reports the Los Angeles Times. She was driving home from a Thanksgiving dinner and traveling about 25 mph when she hit a man who crossed the street with no lights and wearing black clothes. She called 911 but the man died about an hour later, the paper reported.
Forty Plus Car Accidents In Delaware County Due To Winter Weather
Wednesday’s brutal weather, which followed months of above average temperatures, brought over 40 car accident reports to police departments in Delaware County, reports the starpress.com. Injuries, roll-overs, and vehicular entrapments were reported, but no fatalities.
Two Car Fatal Accident Closes Route 29 in Easton, […]
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New Jersey Man Receives $2 Million in Yamaha Snowmobile Accident
The Daily Record reports a Sparta man will receive $2 million from Yamaha following a snowmobile accident. The judge added $900,000 to the $1.1 million award from the jury.
In February of 2005, when the now 61-year-old man borrowed his friend’s 1995 Yamaha VX600V-R snowmobile, the engine started to hesitate. While he and another friend lifted the rear of the snowmobile, the owner revved the engine with the throttle in an effort to clear the spark plugs. The metal track broke and shot out of the rear of the snowmobile and ripped through the victim’s right leg.
Efforts to save the 75 percent severed leg were not successful, and the man’s leg was amputated above the knee a few days after the accident.
In the product liability trial, the jury awarded $1,107,000 for pain and suffering, economic losses, and medical expenses. The man’s attorney filed a motion for an “additur” with the judge which was granted and raised the award another $900,000. […]
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