Any type of accident involving injury is likely to cause distress, discomfort, and other serious impacts to the injured individuals daily life. If you were in a boating accident, the compensation that you can recover due to these life impacts is known as non-economic damages.
Because non-economic damages compensate for life impacts, rather than out-of-pocket expenses for which there is a bill, a pay stub, or other forms of proof, the insurance company will lowball you on non-economic damages. Make sure to hire a Tampa boating accident lawyer who will fight to get you more. More severe injuries will generally result in a larger non-economic damages award. This number is added to the total of your economic damages to arrive at your cases value.