What Damages Can You Recover From a Truck Accident Case?

 Posted on April 10, 2025 in Motor Vehicle Accidents

Of all auto accident personal injury cases, the most devastating are often truck accidents. Victims of negligent truck drivers or careless trucking companies can suffer severe physical injuries and substantial financial losses. With the help of a Virginia truck accident lawyer, you can demand compensation for the losses you sustained in a truck accident. First, consider what damages you could potentially recover.

What Are Economic Damages?

Economic damages refer specifically to your monetary losses. These vary based on the unique circumstances of your accident but generally can include:

• Medical expenses: The cost of completed and ongoing treatments, hospital stays, emergency services, medical devices, surgeries, and medications

• Lost wages: Current and future missed days at work or the loss of earning capacity if your injuries caused a disability that hinders you from doing the job you did before

• Property damage: The cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle and any other valuables damaged in the crash

• Related expenses: The cost of household assistance, home modifications, transportation to medical treatments, or childcare needed during recovery

These losses are often easily calculated and proven with medical bills, pay stubs, tax returns, recommendations from healthcare professionals, and estimates from a mechanic.

What Are Noneconomic Damages?

Noneconomic damages are not as easily calculable. These include the mental and emotional losses that are commonly related to negligence cases involving severe loss or injury. For example, an experienced attorney can help you assign monetary value to the physical pain and suffering you endured from your injuries and medical treatments. You may be able to claim compensation for the emotional distress associated with a disability or disfigurement caused by your accident. Even the loss of enjoyment in life is identifiable and quantifiable.

Can You Get Punitive Damages?

Under specific circumstances, the court may order the at-fault party to pay punitive damages. This type of damages does not cover your losses. Instead, it punishes the defendant for gross negligence. For example, if the truck driver who hit you was intoxicated at the time, Virginia law states that the driver’s actions displayed a conscious disregard for the rights and safety of others. The court may then require the truck driver to pay punitive damages as punishment and to deter similar behavior in the future.

Who Is Responsible for Damages?

Liability in truck accident cases can sometimes be more complex than car accidents. More often than not, the trucking company is responsible for damages, and that is because truck drivers are typically operating the truck within the scope of their job. However, under certain circumstances, the truck driver or a third party, such as the cargo loader, could be liable.

Schedule a Free Consultation With a Winchester, VA Truck Accident Lawyer

If you suffered an injury or lost a loved one due to another person’s negligence, the Woodbridge, VA truck accident attorneys at Parthemos, Curran, Buelow and Polizzi, PLLC offer aggressive, personal representation with more than 120 years of combined experience. We understand the devastation these cases can cause you and your family and will work tirelessly to fight for fast and fair compensation. Call 540-662-4222 to schedule your free consultation. We are willing to fight all the way to court for every case we take on.