1 Severe neglect refers to those situations of neglect where the child's health is endangered, including severe malnutrition. 2  Exploitation means forcing or coercing a child into performing activities that are beyond the child's capabilities or which are illegal or degrading, including sexual exploitation.
All of these are valid questions and all revolve around what types of damages are awarded at the end of the trial. Personal injury cases include 3 types of damages: general damages, special damages, and punitive damages. General and special damages are compensatory damages, which serve to compensate the plaintiff for economic loss and pain and suffering, attempting to make them whole.
Different Damages. The biggest difference in damages between a personal injury claim or lawsuit and a workersâ compensation case is that you are not entitled to benefits for pain and suffering in a workersâ compensation case. In a personal injury claim or lawsuit, you are entitled to recover all of the damages that you have suffered.