A personal injury claim or lawsuit allows the injured party to recoup a wide range of damages from the at-fault party or their insurance carrier. The main type is compensatory damages, which is further subdivided into economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages often include relatively objective and tangible losses and expenses, such as medical costs, cost of future treatment, property damage, lost wages, and loss of earning capacity. On the other hand, non-economic damages are more subjective and include things such as pain and suffering, lost enjoyment of life, and mental anguish.
