- Mar 3, 2023 - Personal Injury - Written by Cloward Trial Lawyers, reviewed by Ben Cloward
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call or text us 702-605-5000You might have heard the terms “pain and suffering” and “emotional distress” when reading about injury claims. These are both types of damages that sound similar but are not the same. In fact, emotional distress is a specific type of damage that falls under the umbrella of pain and suffering damages.
Below is some additional information about pain and suffering and emotional distress damages. If you believe you might have an injury case in the Las Vegas area, please contact our personal injury law firm to discuss your situation for free.
Pain and suffering are non-economic damages, which are not tied to any financial bills or losses. Because pain and suffering is intangible, it is difficult to calculate and prove to insurance companies. Its intangible nature, however, does not make it any less of a compensable loss. You just need the right attorney who can accurately calculate and support your pain and suffering damages.
Pain and suffering can include:
All of these can be factored into your pain and suffering damages.
Emotional distress is only one aspect of pain and suffering damages. Emotional distress can result from the trauma of the accident itself or the effects of your physical injuries.
Emotional distress can involve many types of mental harm, including:
These are different from the physical symptoms of injuries, such as headaches or physical pain. For emotional distress to qualify as a loss, it should not be fleeting or trivial. It should be persistent distress that has a material impact on your life. You almost always must have physical injuries to seek damages for emotional distress.
How do you prove the intangible effects of your injuries on your life? An experienced personal injury attorney will know how to present evidence to support your non-economic damage claim. Evidence might include:
Your attorney can identify the evidence needed to prove your claim.
Cloward Trial Lawyers seek complete compensation for injury victims, including economic and non-economic losses. We know how to calculate and prove pain and suffering, so you receive total financial recovery. Contact us for a free consultation right away.
In 2016, at the age of 37, Benjamin P. Cloward became the youngest lawyer in the history of the State of Nevada to be awarded the prestigious “Trial Lawyer of the Year” by the Nevada Justice Association. That same year, he became the youngest member of the Nevada, Las Vegas Chapter of ABOTA (American Board of Trial Advocates), and at the time was also the youngest person in the State of Nevada to be Board Certified as a Personal Injury Specialist.
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