If an injury occurred due to another person’s negligent or careless actions, the victim and their families may receive what are called “damages.” Damages in a personal injury or medical malpractice case are certain losses that a victim and their family experience due to the injuries caused by another’s negligence. Because brain injuries like hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy often affect an individual for the remainder of their life, the compensation for these cases can get pretty high.