Every Atlantic City personal injury case is different, and there are no guarantees. However, in general, New Jersey law allows victims of Atlantic City personal injuries to seek compensation for their economic and non-economic damages.
Economic damages are out-of-pocket expenses resulting from the injury, such as:
- Medical expenses, including the cost of emergency treatment at the scene or in the emergency department; ambulance transport to the hospital; hospitalization; diagnostic testing; physician and surgical services; prescription medication; physical therapy and rehabilitation. Expenses can also include the need for prosthetic limbs or assistive devices such as crutches or wheelchairs. Estimate future injury-related medical expenses can also be claimed.
- The loss of income caused by being too injured to work or required to miss work to attend an injury-related medical appointment.
- Loss of future earning capacity if the injury results in a permanent disability that prevents the claimant from returning to the job they had before the accident.
- Property damage sustained during the accident. An example of this type of damage would be the cost of repairing or replacing a vehicle that was damaged in a traffic accident.
Non-economic damages refer to the impacts that the injury has on the injured person’s life.
Common non-economic damages that are claimed in Atlantic City personal injury lawsuits include:
- Physical pain and suffering.
- Emotional distress.
- Loss of the enjoyment of life, if the injury prevents the claimant from participating in activities he or she formerly enjoyed.
- Loss of consortium, which is a damage claimed on behalf of the injured person’s spouse for loss of physical intimacy and companionship that is often experienced after a serious injury.
To find out the type and amount of damages you might have the right to recover in a lawsuit for your Atlantic City personal injury, contact an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible for a free case consultation.