In a personal injury lawsuit or legal claim, people may be able to request compensation relating to pain and suffering. “Pain and suffering” is a legal term.
“Pain and suffering” is literally what it sounds like. It attempts to put a value on the suffering and pain that you have gone through as a result of your accident. It includes accident-related emotional as well as physical trauma you have had to endure.
Pain and suffering is measured by many subjective factors, including:
- Accident-related emotional, mental and physical distress and discomfort
- Inability to maintain the active lifestyle you may have been accustomed to in the past
- Loss of enjoyment of life after suffering a permanent injury or being scarred permanently in some other way from the accident
- The loss of your ability to actively parent your children because of permanent injury or other problems stemming from the accident
- Humiliation and embarrassment from scarring and disfigurement
- Fear, anxiety, depression and other disorders that are related to driving or other actions after the accident
Some people cannot get back on a highway after a crash. Other people may become very sensitive in social situations after an accident. Still others may jump each time they hear a loud noise that reminds them of the crash. These issues can all be taken into account when it comes to pain and suffering.
A personal injury attorney can help place a dollar amount on these subjective measures, and then can aim to prove how you have suffered as a result of a personal injury.
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