Premises liability covers situations where an injured person seeks compensation from a party that caused an accident that led to injuries on the liable person or company’s property.
If you have a premises liability case, you will probably want to focus your claim on the injuries you suffered. However, there are other losses that you can claim to get compensation for the full cost of your injuries.
The common damages in a premises liability case include:
Medical expenses. These include costs from emergency room visits, surgery expenses, pharmacy bills, and other ongoing treatment or therapy expenses.
Loss of income. Some injuries may require you to take time off work to fully recover. If so, you can claim compensation for some of the wages you lost during your recovery period.
Loss of earning capacity. If your injury makes you unable to work again in the same business, or any business, you can claim at least some of that loss.
Pain, suffering, and emotional trauma. Any accident that results in serious injury is bound to lead to pain and suffering, both physically and mentally. While this type of damage is harder to measure in dollar amounts, you should still include it in your total damages.
Loss of consortium. If you lose a relationship because of the hardships that your injury brings upon you and your family, you can add that to the claim.
Loss of life enjoyment. If you cannot enjoy life in the same activities as you once did because of your injury, you may claim that loss as a part of your damages.