Punitive Damages in South Carolina Personal Injury Claims | Personal Injury Lawyer Kenneth Berger

Описание: Can you get punitive damages in a South Carolina personal injury case? Accident lawyer Kenneth Berger explains how punitive damages work and who can get them.

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How can you receive punitive damages in a personal injury case? My name's Kenneth Berger. I practice here in Columbia, South Carolina, and I handle cases involving punitive damages across our state. I made this video to help you learn more about the subject.

When it comes to punitive damages there are a few important things that you must know. The first is that we can only obtain punitive damages if we prove that the defendant, in other words, the person that caused harm, was in some way reckless or grossly negligent. A few examples that come to mind are cases involving drunk drivers, drivers who are texting while driving, or say a nursing home or hospital that places vulnerable adults in the care of unqualified, untrained employees.

When drivers and companies make dangerous choices like these, they put you, your loved ones, and our entire community at risk, and the fact is we can't stand for it. Punitive damages are designed to punish and deter that kind of reckless behavior, by providing compensation on top of money for actual damages like medical bills, lost income, or even pain and suffering.

If you have more questions about punitive damages, or any aspect of your personal injury case, contact me for a free consultation or request free copies my books. Either way, know that we're here for you, that we look forward to being of service, and that if you have been harmed at the hands of a reckless company or individual, that we're going to do everything in our power to make sure that they're held accountable, and that the harm you have experienced is given meaning and that we do our part to make sure that it doesn't happen again to another innocent human being.


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