loss payment that reimburses an injured party for damages that were actually sustained.
Not to be confused with punitive damages, which are additional damages requested by an injured party to punish the party responsible for the loss. Compensatory damages are normally monetary damages alleged by the claimant to compensate for actual injuries or expenses sustained. These may include all types of medical expenses, as well as other expenses such as lost wages, legal fees, pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of consortium, etc.
A sum of money awarded to a party by a court or jury representing the actual harm or loss suffered
Payment in money to reimburse a plaintiff for actual loss.
Monetary amounts that are intended to remedy an injury caused by a delay in receiving benefits; such amounts are intended to compensate an injured party for losses sustained as a result of a benefit denial that is incorrect.
An amount intended to cover actual losses.
direct payback sought to recover from damages caused by a defendant.
Damages paid to compensate victims for losses caused by the torts of the perpetrator. Such losses often include out-of-pocket expenses; loss of income, including savings, investment, and earnings; expenses such as medical bills, therapy, etc.; loss of present and future earning capacity; pain and suffering; financial support; etc.
A sum of money awarded to a party which repre- sents the actual harm suffered or loss incurred.
Damages awarded to compensate a plaintiff for his or her injuries; includes direct out-of-pocket losses as well as compensation for pain and suffering.
(law) compensation for losses that can readily be proven to have occurred and for which the injured party has the right to be compensated
Generally monetary damages sought by a claimant to pay the costs of medical bills, lost income, defense expenses, pain and suffering, etc. arising out of an injury.
Reimburse the plaintiff for actual dollar-value that the plaintiff has lost due to the injury (e.g. medical expenses, lost income, loss of future earning capacity, may also include pain and suffering, etc.)
Monetary awards which compensate an injured party only for losses that were actually sustained. Compensatory damages include special damages and general damages.
Damages recoverable or awarded for injury or loss sustained. In addition to actual loss or injury, this term may include amounts for expenses, loss of time, bodily suffering and mental suffering, but does not include punitive damages.
Damages a wrongdoer is required to pay to a victim to compensate the victim for the consequences of the wrongdoer’s actions or inactions. There are many different kinds of compensatory damages, based upon the kinds of injuries that have been sustained.
Damages awarded by a court to repay an individual for losses suffered.
Damages that reimburse an injured party for losses that were actually sustained. See General Damages and Special Damages.
The amount of money to be paid by one person to another which covers only the actual cost or equivalent cost of the wrong or injury caused.
The award, usually monetary, that is intended to compensate the claimant for injury sustained.
Damages awarded to compensate an injured person for the actual (proven) injury or loss. Punitive damages are awarded in addition to actual damages when the intent is to punish the guilty or liable party for an action.
Damages paid to compensate victims for losses caused by the torts of the perpetrator. Such losses include out-of-pocket expenses; loss of income; expenses such as medical bills, therapy, and funeral costs; loss of present and future earning capacity; conscious pain and suffering; financial support; and "consortium," the loss of the affection and society of loved ones.
damages awarded to an injured party in a civil suit to make up for or compensate only for the injury sustained
In a lawsuit, an amount of money awarded to a plaintiff for the actual damage suffered from another's wrongdoing. See also punitive damages.