California law allows you to recover two types of compensatory damages in personal injury lawsuits: “Special damages” and “general damages.” Special Damages – also called economic damages – include tangible losses such as medical expenses, lost wages, and any other out-of-pocket expenses incurred from the injury. General damages – also called non-economic damages – comprise …
According to insurance data, the average payout across the U.S. for a pain and suffering settlement in a personal injury case is approximately $15,000. Pain and suffering is considered non-economic damages because it is difficult to put a number value on. Examples of pain and suffering include: depression and anxiety grief and anger loss of …
Your employer recently started denying you meal breaks. It turns out that many other employees are being denied meals and even minimum wages. Can you initiate a class action lawsuit on behalf of yourself and your colleagues? Likely, yes. There are five important steps in bringing and resolving a class action suit. These are: filing …
