Compensatory Damages

Example

Jury awarded medical bills and pain and suffering as compensatory damages.

Definition

Damages to compensate for actual losses—both economic and non‑economic.

Accident Report Privilege

Accident Report Privilege

Additional Insured

Assumption of Risk

Causation (Legal / Proximate)

Collateral Source Rule

Comparative Negligence (Modified)

Compensatory Damages

Compulsory Medical Exam

Contingency Fee

Demand Letter (Time-Limited)

Economic Damages

Exclusive Remedy

Exculpatory Clause

Failure to Mitigate

Failure to Warn

Fault (Apportionment)

Gross Negligence

Guardian ad Litem (GAL)

HIPAA Authorization

Hold Harmless / Indemnity

IME (Independent Medical Exam)

Immunity (Sovereign)

Intentional Torts

Legal Assistant

Letter of Protection (LOP)

Liability Transfer

Loss of Consortium

Medical Expenses

Medical Malpractice

Medical Records

Minor’s Settlement

Mitigation (Duty to Mitigate)

Motion to Dismiss

Negligence Per Se

Non-Economic Damages

Notice of Claim (Gov't)

Offer of Judgment / Proposal for Settlement

Pain and Suffering

Permanent Impairment Rating

Premises Liability

Preservation / Spoliation Letter

Product Liability

Proximate Cause

Punitive Damages

Release (Settlement)

Remittitur / Additur

Res Ipsa Loquitur

Respondeat Superior

Seat Belt Defense

Settlement Agreement

Soft-Tissue Injury

Sovereign Immunity

Spoliation of Evidence

Standard of Care

Statute of Limitations (Med Mal)

Statute of Limitations (Negligence)

Statute of Limitations (Wrongful Death)

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