Even after you get your accident injury treated, you may still live with pain and suffering. That is, you may have lingering physical discomfort, such as chronic pain or permanent limited mobility of certain body parts. Plus, you may be emotionally distressed over how these bodily injuries affect your daily life, such as feeling shame over your visible scarring or being depressed and withdrawn from society to hide your noticeable disfigurement. You did not deserve to be made a victim of such a terrible accident in the first place, and now having to live with its catastrophic aftermath is all too much. So, with that being said, please continue reading to learn whether you can collect compensatory damages for your pain and suffering and how an experienced Miami-Dade County injury lawyer at the Law Offices of Gonzalo Funes, PA can help you get the financial award you need and deserve.

Can I collect compensatory damages for my pain and suffering?

Your pain and suffering may only be noticeable to you, and there may not be tangible evidence of what this has cost you. Even so, you may be valid in seeking compensatory damages for it in your personal injury claim. This is because pain and suffering is categorized as a non-economic damage, which is compensation for subjective, non-monetary losses suffered directly due to the injuries you incurred in a personal injury accident. Other non-economic damages you may cite, if relevant to your case, include loss of enjoyment of life, loss of consortium, inconvenience of daily life, and fear of future loss.

Is there a limit to how much I can collect for pain and suffering?

Generally speaking, Florida statute does not place a cap on the amount of compensatory damages you may collect for pain and suffering. This is unless your personal injury claim is against a government entity, in which you may be limited to $200,000 in compensation. Or, if you filed a medical malpractice claim instead, you may be awarded no more than $500,000. Nonetheless, the exact amount you fight for should be based on a fair assessment of the extremity of your pain and suffering. In other words, the factors that may influence your total financial award are as follows:

  • The type of injury you incurred in your personal injury accident and its severity.
  • The type of medical treatment you have and will have to undergo to treat your condition.
  • The length of time your injury is expected to last, or whether it is deemed a permanent impairment.
  • The age you were when you received this injury, and how this affects your ability to recover from it fully.
  • The types of mental health issues you experienced due to your injuries (i.e., anxiety, depression, PTSD, etc).

As soon as you find yourself in potential legal trouble, you must retain representation and advisement from a skilled Miami-Dade County injury lawyer from the Law Offices of Gonzalo Funes, PA. You should not have to put up this fight alone; we are here to help you.