When Pennsylvanians are seriously injured or their loved ones die, our citizens turn to attorneys for answers and solutions. Pennsylvania common law guarantees our citizenry a basic right to recover damages for both personal injuries and wrongful death. These very broad civil rights allow injured victims every opportunity to obtain full and fair compensation. Yet, as it turns out, that doesn’t always happen. While fair recovery often depends on the facts of a case, attorneys too often neglect some avenues of recovery or choose a methodology to present their client’s claim that misses the mark in maximizing recovery.
Compensatory damages are characterized as “tangible” and “intangible.” Tangible damages account for past and future medical expenses, past and future loss of income (earnings, profits, etc.) and other mathematically determinable losses. Intangible damages include past and future compensation for the pain and suffering, disability, disfigurement, loss of bodily function, loss of consortium, love, affection, tutelage, companionship, guidance and the loss of life’s pleasures our clients and their loved ones endure. The framework for preparation of the case in the pretrial phase, at mediation or at trial, must embrace the legal parameters of each claim and the emotional conditions our clients have been forced to endure.
Wrongful Death and Survival Action Claims
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