Ultimately, a judge or a jury calculates damages in a slip, trip and fall case. In settlement negotiations, your lawyer and the insurance company adjuster argue about how damages may be awarded by the jury, if your case were to go to trial. Considerations in calculating damages are the nature of injuries suffered in the incident, the medical treatment provided to the injured person, the cost of medical care, time away from work, lost wages, medical restrictions on work or other activity, scarring and disfigurement, permanent loss of function or disability. Damages are compensation paid for the effect of injuries upon the injured person’s life activities.
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