Questions:
1) What kind of damages is he entitled to?
There are three kinds of categories of damages that may be available in this fact pattern:
General damages: which refer to the individual's cost of suffering; cannot put an exact price
- loss of enjoyment of life
-physical and mental pain and suffering
-loss of future earning capaicty
Special damages: which refer to the expenses caused by the negligence,for example medical bills, work that was missed, future loss of wages, earnings and future medical bills, and or therapies etc.
Punitive damages: which refer to the actual knowledge that the doctor was aware that he / she was behaving in a harmful manner. This type of damages is typically determined by a judge or jury as
1) What kind of damages is he entitled to?
There are three kinds of categories of damages that may be available in this fact pattern:
General damages: which refer to the individual's cost of suffering; cannot put an exact price
- loss of enjoyment of life
-physical and mental pain and suffering
-loss of future earning capaicty
Special damages: which refer to the expenses caused by the negligence,for example medical bills, work that was missed, future loss of wages, earnings and future medical bills, and or therapies etc.
Punitive damages: which refer to the actual knowledge that the doctor was aware that he / she was behaving in a harmful manner. This type of damages is typically determined by a judge or jury as