Florida, for example, limits pain-and-suffering awards to $500,000 per doctor in medical malpractice cases. Other states may require a victim to be conscious for a period of time during the injury, while others may allow a jury to automatically assume there's pain and suffering in certain types of injury cases. read more
In personal injury claims, the phrase “pain and suffering” describes a combination of the physical pain and emotional distress a victim suffers due to the accident and their injury. Almost all personal injury claims should include a demand for pain and suffering reimbursement. read more
Physical pain and suffering has to do with a medical malpractice victim’s actual physical injuries, i.e., his/her bodily injuries. It also includes conditions like scarring, disfigurement, and permanency of the malpractice victim’s injuries. Mental pain and suffering has to do with non-physical suffering. read more