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INJURY PRIMER |
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Damages are awarded as compensation to a party for any
loss or harm sustained due to the misconduct of another. The primary purpose
of awarding ``compensatory damages'' is to place the injured party in the
same position that party would have occupied had the wrong not occurred.
Depending on the type of case involved, compensation to make an injured party
``whole'' will fall under several categories, including: ·
pecuniary
loss such as out-of-pocket expenses; ·
economic
loss such as lost income; and ·
physical
and mental suffering. In addition to compensatory damages, two other broad
categories of damages are: |
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