Sentences with phrase «earnings capacity claim»

If your injury prevents you from returning to work in your career field, you may be entitled to seek additional compensation through a diminished earnings capacity claim.

Not exact matches

These include: • Medical expenses • Lost earnings • Loss of earning capacity • Pain and suffering • Emotional trauma • Loss of consortium (claim by a spouse)

The court awarded $ 321,000 in general damages, $ 100,000 in special damages and home adaptation, $ 100,000 for the «in trust» claim, and $ 1,065,000 for loss of future earning capacity / loss of future earnings.

In a personal injury action this may require plaintiffs to obtain medical records and medical reports, to gather evidence to support claims for loss of earnings and earning capacity, and to assess the evidence in support of the claims being advanced before commencing the action.

The trial judge erred in assessing the claim for loss of earning capacity on the basis that the appellant's earnings had not actually diminished after the accident.

From this incident, the injured worker brought a claim against the owner of the offending tugboat as well as the company overseeing the dock building seeking various damages, including loss of earnings and earning capacity, pain, suffering, mental anguish and emotional trauma.