In a personal injury case, the injured person (plaintiff) receives a monetary value from the person or company that is found responsible for the accident defendant. There are two types of damages in personal injury cases: compensatory and punitive.The most common cases are classified as “compensatory,” meaning that the monetary value should be for compensation for what was lost by the plaintiff. A “punitive” damage case is motivated when the defendant’s actions that caused the injury are considered to be careless and irresponsible. In these cases, damages to the injured plaintiff can top out in the tens of millions of dollars with the primary goal of punishing the defendant.
