Calvert County, MD Truck Accident Lawyers: What Type of Damages Can an Accident Victim Recover?
In Maryland, victims of truck accidents are entitled to recover compensation for any and all injuries and damages to property (like their vehicle and other destroyed or damaged contents of the vehicle). If you have been injured, through no fault of your own, in a Calvert County, Maryland, truck accident, it is best to speak with experienced Maryland car accident lawyers as soon as you are able to ensure that you are recovering every bit of compensation to which you are entitled. Contact us here at the Law Office of Robert Castro. Our number is (301) 870-1200. We are top-rated auto accident lawyers in Charles County, Calvert County, and St. Mary’s County, Maryland
Innocent victims are entitled to compensation for medical bills and charges for all categories of possible injuries. These include:
- Bruises and lacerations — facial injuries, scrapes, road surface abrasions, etc.
- Broken bones — such arms, legs, hand bones, etc.
- Torn ligaments — knee and shoulder ligament damage are common in truck accidents
- Dental injuries
- Injury and damage to musculature, including sprains and tearing
- Head, neck, spinal, and other forms of internal injuries
- Whiplash and other soft-tissue injuries
- And more
Compensation is also available for more permanent injuries like disfigurement, loss of limbs, loss of movement, various forms of paralysis, and mental and emotional injuries. You can also recover for more mundane medical costs, charges and fees like the cost of an ambulance, costs of prescribed and over-the-counter medication, therapies, and charges for doctor check-ups related to the accident. These are generally called economic damages, meaning that there is an invoice, and the charges/fees are specified in a dollar amount.
Other types of economic damages that can be recovered include lost wages, costs for repair and replacement for personal property like your vehicle, damaged clothing, and destroyed personal property in the vehicle.
There are also types of non-economic damages that can be recovered. These damages do not relate to an invoice, so the amount recovered is a general estimate. These damages include pain and suffering, loss of normal enjoyment of life, loss of consortium (in some cases), and more.
Note that some categories of injuries will have a “future component” to the amount of damages that can be awarded. For example, if there is a permanent loss of limb movement, that may cause a continuing loss of income over the victim’s lifetime. In that case, a victim can recover lost future income/earnings. Some injuries may require years of therapy and medical treatment such as a severe spinal injury. In that circumstance, future medical costs can be recovered.
There are no limits under Maryland law for the amount of economic damages that can be recovered in a truck accident. However, non-economic damages are limited to about $900,000.
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This article has been provided by the Law Office of Robert Castro. For more information or questions, contact our office to speak to an experienced Maryland personal injury lawyer at (301) 870-1200. We are Waldorf, MD, Personal Injury lawyers. Our address is 2670 Crain Highway, Waldorf, MD 20601.
