When we take on your case, our goal is help you heal – physically, emotionally, and financially. By seeking compensation and reimbursement on your behalf for your injuries and losses, we can get you started on the road to recovery from your accident. Alabama offers three types of damages in personal injury cases: Economic. Economic damages typically include reimbursement for expenses like medical bills, lost wages, lost earning capacity, physical therapy, prescription drugs, disability accommodations, or other losses and damages that can be financially quantified. Non-economic. These damages provide financial compensation for non-tangible losses, like pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of enjoyment of life. Punitive. Punitive damages are reserved for severe cases of reckless conduct – where life-changing injuries or wrongful death have occurred. These damages are a way to punish the guilty party as well as publicly deter future reckless behavior. Here in Alabama, punitive damages are not to exceed three times the amount of economic and non-economic damages awarded or $1,500,000, whichever is higher. It’s important to keep in mind with personal injury cases that Alabama is a “contributory negligence” state. Here’s what that means for you, as the victim of an accident. Contributory negligence can prevent people from recovering compensation for their losses or injuries if they’re found at all responsible for their accident. Unfortunately, this allows the insurance companies to argue that if you are even a small percentage at fault that you should not be entitled to damages for your losses. Our injury attorneys can speak with you and determine whether or not filing a claim might be in your best interest.