What's my personal injury claim worth in Halifax Nova Scotia?

"What's my Halifax Nova Scotia personal injury claim worth?"

Hi there. I’m Nova Scotia personal injury lawyer Mark Raftus and today I want to explain how the courts will calculate the compensation you are entitled to receive for your personal injury claim.

The goal in any personal injury claim is to put the injured person (or their surviving family members) in the same position that they would have been in if the injury or death didn’t happen.

Money can’t replace the loss of a loved one or really compensate for the loss of a limb, permanent pain or a catastrophic injury.

But the courts do try to provide a fair and reasonable measure of financial compensation to innocent victims.

There are several categories of harms or losses that the courts will compensate you for if you have been injured. Some examples are:

• Non-Pecuniary Losses - A "non-pecuniary" loss is one that does not result in a direct out of pocket financial loss, but is still considered to be of value. Non pecuniary losses are sometimes referred to as compensation for “pain and suffering” but they cover any other type of non-financial loss, like loss of companionship of a loved one in a fatal accident claim.

• Pecuniary Losses - A pecuniary claim is one that has (or will) result in a direct out of pocket financial loss. For example, the cost paying for medical treatment is a pecuniary loss. Past and future income loss is also a pecuniary loss. The cost of repairing your car or bicycle is a pecuniary loss.

• Special damages - These are out of pocket expenses that you incur before trial. Things like the cost of getting medical records or reports.

If you want more information about personal injury claims in Nova Scotia call us for your copy of Crash Course: The Consumer’s Guide to Car Accident Claims in Nova Scotia. It’s basically a crash course in everything you need to know if you or a loved one has been hurt in a car accident. The book is for sale on Amazon but we will send you a copy, at no charge, if you call us at 902-423-2050 or go to
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