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Personal Injury Case Builder Form

When you begin our personal injury intake process, you should be ready to tell us about your incident. Whether it was a car accident, slip and fall or dog bite, we want to hear the all the details and specifics. Be descriptive but keep the information relevant. This will help us to better assess your claim.

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Step 3 - 25 Types of Pain and Suffering Damages

The 25 different types of pain and suffering damages a person can claim in a in a personal injury case. It helps injury victims understand the full extent of their damages and the types of compensation available in a settlement. These claims are in addition to claims for economic damages, like lost earnings and medical expenses.

Physical Pain:

Physical pain is defined as damage to the body that creates mild to severe discomfort. If you suffered injuries during an accident or altercation, such as those to your back, leg, neck, or head that causes pain or distress, you can pursue damages for physical pain.

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Mental Suffering:

Mental suffering, or mental anguish, includes feelings of distress, fright, anxiety, grief, depression, or mental trauma due to an accident or event. If an element of an incident leaves lasting emotional trauma, damages could be awarded for mental suffering.

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Loss of Enjoyment of Life:

Loss of enjoyment of life references any damages from an event that severely alter a person’s life or ability to participate in activities or hobbies that they previously enjoyed. If you can no longer engage in activities you enjoyed prior to an injury, you can recover compensation for loss of enjoyment of life.

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Physical Impairment:

If you sustained an injury that limits your ability to move, coordinate actions, or perform daily living activities, you can pursue damages for physical impairment.

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Disfigurement:

If an accident causes permanent damage or changes to a person’s body, such as to their physical appearance, this would be classified under disfigurement. Damages such as permanent scarring are filed under this type of claim

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Loss of Quality of Life:

Loss of quality of life is defined as a reduction in a person’s ability to enjoy or engage in life as they did prior to an event or accident. For example, if a person loses a limb, has paralysis, or incurs serious head trauma, they could cite loss of quality of life in a claim.

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Fright:

If an accident, incident, or injury causes sudden and extreme fear or terror that severely impacts your life, you may be able to receive compensation for fright.

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Shock:

Shock is defined as a psychological injury resulting from an accident or event. It can be triggered by witnessing an accident or from injuries a person sustains from an incident. As a result, shock is a type of non-economic damage in a claim.

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Anger:

A person can claim non-economic damages for anger. This type of loss can be claimed if an accident or interaction causes severe mental pain and suffering that results in persistent anger which was not present before an accident.

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Indignity:

Indignity, when speaking of non-economic damages, is defined as insults or damage to a person’s dignity or self-respect following an accident or altercation. Indignity can take the form of disgrace, vulgarity, ill treatment, abusive language, or intentional disrespect.

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Mortification:

Mortification refers to the feeling of shame, wounded pride, or extreme embarrassment that comes after an accident, incident, or even false imprisonment. If a person feels ashamed or extremely embarrassed after a life-changing event, they may be able to pursue damages under this category.

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Nervousness:

If an accident or altercation causes unnatural or acute uneasiness or nervousness, it is possible to cite this condition in a claim. A clear example of nervousness would be a change in personality or demeanor that was not present prior to the accident.

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Embarrassment:

Embarrassment, in terms of non-economic damages, is similar to mortification. It is defined by the feeling of shame or disgrace due to an incident or the events afterwards. This could be due to physical or mental anguish and can be cited as a type of pain and suffering in a claim.

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Apprehension:

If an accident or interaction causes reasonable fear or uncertainty that something bad could occur, this type of pain and suffering could be cited as apprehension. This is especially true if this sensation limits your ability to lead a normal life.

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Terror:

A person who suffers an intense fear of injury, disability, or death due to an accident in a way that impacts their life could pursue non-economic damages under the definition of terror.

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Grief:

Grief is typically defined as a deep sorrow or sadness resulting from a loss. If an accident or altercation results in the death, loss, or disappearance of something or someone a person holds dear, they may be able to recover damages under this category.

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Inconvenience:

If an accident or event jeopardizes, introduces hardship or injustice, or hampers your daily activities, business, or your ability to engage with loved ones, you can cite inconvenience as a type of pain and suffering.

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Ordeal:

An ordeal is defined by an accident or instance that causes a painful, horrific, or traumatizing situation. The event typically lasts for a long time or longer than expected. As a result, a person can claim an ordeal as a form of non-economic damage.

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Depression:

If an accident or altercation seriously affects how a person feels, how a person acts, or how a person thinks, they can recover compensation for depression in a personal injury claim. Depression can also be categorized, among many other things, through severe and sudden personality shifts.

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Anxiety:

Anxiety is defined as a generalized feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease and typically concerns uncertain events or outcomes. In a legal context, anxiety is a type of pain and suffering if a person exhibits these symptoms as the result of an accident, altercation, or other incident.

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Humiliation:

A person can claim humiliation if they feel like they have been disgraced, belittled, or made to look foolish after an accident or altercation.

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Damage to Reputation:

Damage to reputation is defined as someone making untrue statements about a person’s reputation in a way that puts them in an unfavorable light in their community or to their family and friends. As a result, this is something that can be compensated under non-economic damages in a claim.

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Loss of Companionship:

Loss of companionship, also referred to as loss of consortium, can be cited as a type of pain and suffering if an accident causes someone to be depraved of the benefits of married life or parenting. This can be through the loss of the ability to show affection, care, or security, as a few examples.

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Emotional Distress:

Emotional distress can be a combination of other types of pain and suffering. For example, emotional distress could be claimed if a person experiences anguish, sadness, or fury as a result of an accident.

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Sexual Dysfunction:

If an accident, altercation, or other incident causes a person to have difficulty returning to the level of sexual activity that was normal to them before an accident, they may be able to cite sexual dysfunction as a type of non-economic damage. Normal sexual activity can include physical pleasure, desire, or arousal.

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