Assault And Battery Victims Have The Right To Financial Compensation

Most assault and battery claims that are filed with a court of law have resulted in serious physical, emotional, and/or psychological injury to the victim or victims. In these circumstances, criminal charges will not cover the cost of medical treatment for the victim. In order to receive file civil charges and receive financial compensation for your assault and battery claim, you should contact a San Diego or Los Angeles assault & batter lawyer immediately.

You don’t have to have received serious physical injuries in order to file an assault claim in court. Assault claims constitute those actions that were taken to intentionally harm you, even if you did not actually sustain a physical injury. Such an example could include an angry driving attempting to hit you with his car while you were riding your bike along the street. Perhaps someone threatened you with a knife or gun, but did not actually stab you or fire the weapon. You may have even been verbally threatened or abused, though your attacker may not have raised a hand to you at all. Any number of non-injury related claims can be filed as an assault charge because of the violent intentions of your assailant. These actions, though physically painless, can potentially leave emotional wounds that may require therapeutic counseling and psychological consultation.

Battery, on the other hand, constitutes physical harm that was intentionally inflicted upon one person by another. Maybe you were cornered and badly beaten by a former friend who felt betrayed or deceived. Perhaps someone sexually abused you at your place of employment or during a doctor’s visit. Whatever your case of battery may entail, it likely caused you substantial physical injury. Medical treatment for physical injuries, as well as therapeutic treatment for emotional and psychological trauma, can cost a substantial amount of money. In addition to filing a criminal claim against the assailant that has caused you so much distress, you can contact a personal injury lawyer and file a civil case for punitive damages as well. This will give you the opportunity to receive financial compensation that can cover all of your medical costs. In addition, you may lose income and generate debt from being unable to work as a result of your injury. The settlement you receive will potentially cover these expenses as well, along with any other costs that you may have incurred from the attack.

In the worst case scenarios of assault and battery cases, the victims are regrettably unable to survive the wounds inflicted by their attackers. In these circumstances, a personal injury lawyer will represent the loved ones who were left behind after the victim’s passing. Although a monetary settlement may seem a petty form  of compensation for the passing of your loved one, it can provide family members with much needed financial assistance during this difficult time.