If you suffer injuries in a car accident, you could be eligible to gain compensatory damages under Alabama law. For example, you could be compensated for disfigurement, loss of consortium with your spouse, emotional distress, past, and future, lost wages, past, and future, lifetime injuries, physical pain and suffering, reasonable medical treatment. In addition to compensatory damages, a jury could be authorized to award punitive damages against the driver if their conduct was deliberate. For example, this may happen if the driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs or operating their vehicle recklessly.