Damages in a Personal Injury Lawsuit

When an injured person is successful in court against a personal injury wrongdoer, the court will award a judgment for the amount that the jury or judge has determined will compensate the injured person for the harm or damages suffered. Generally, the primary types of damages in a personal injury tort case that are recoverable are as follows:

Any physical and/or mental pain and suffering.
Past and future medical expenses incurred by the injured person.
Any lost wages or income and loss of future earning capacity.
Any physical disability, both temporary and permanent.
Any loss of value stemming from damage to property of the injured person or the amount of money necessary to repair the damaged property.
Any other types of provable, reasonable expenses stemming from the injury.

The spouse (and sometimes the children) of the injured person has a claim for loss of society and companionship.

From its office in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the attorneys at Previant, Goldberg, Uelmen, Gratz, Miller & Brueggeman, S.C., provide legal representation in workers' compensation, personal injury, workplace injury, family law, and labor law to people throughout Southern Wisconsin and the Fox River Valley, including Milwaukee, Brookfield, Racine, Kenosha, Fond du Lac, Sheboygan, Appleton, Green Bay, Madison, Waukesha, Elkhorn, River Hills, Mequon, Shorewood, Glendale, Fox Point, Bayside, Thiensville, Grafton, Port Washington, West Bend, Germantown, Cedarburg, Stevens Point, Eau Claire, Janesville, Jefferson, Fort Atkinson, Watertown, Beaver Dam, Manitowoc, Oshkosh, West Allis, Cudahy, Franklin, South Milwaukee, Greenfield, Greendale, and surrounding communities in Waukesha County, Milwaukee County, Ozaukee County, Walworth County, Jefferson County, Washington County, Dane County, Brown County, Outagamie County, Vernon County, Sheboygan County, Grant County, Polk County, Racine County, Kenosha County, and Dodge County.