Our Boston Accident Lawyer Professionals Are Available 24/7 to Help You at 617-787-3700 or Email Us at info@gilhoylaw.com. Our Massachusetts Accident Law Firm Will Help You Recover Punitive Damages in Your Massachusetts Personal Injury Case.

Under Massachusetts law, punitive damages are not calculated by the extent of your bodily injuries, as are the other types of damages. Instead, punitive damages are awarded on top of your personal injury damages to punish the wrongdoer rather than compensate you. You usually cannot recover punitive damages unless you also recover compensatory damages, namely money damages designed to compensate you for your actual damages and losses. Punitive damages are only awarded in cases where a defendant’s wrongdoing is particularly reprehensible.

Punitive damages are not always recoverable in Massachusetts personal injury actions. For example, if you are suing your employer for discrimination, you cannot recover punitive damages under Massachusetts law unless your employer’s behavior was truly outrageous (see the emotional distress section of the website to learn what behavior qualifies as being sufficiently outrageous) because Massachusetts worker's compensation laws generally prevent you from suing your employer.

The rest of the kinds of Massachusetts damages, other than punitive damages, are compensatory in nature, meaning that they are only meant to compensate you for your personal injuries.

The Boston, Massachusetts Law Offices of Gilbert R. Hoy, Jr. and Affiliates is a team of expert, professional Massachusetts accident lawyer advocates from some of the best law offices in Massachusetts who have been personally selected by Attorney Hoy to represent our Massachusetts injury clients through referral agreements because of their skill, experience and expertise in Massachusetts personal injury law claims, cases and trials. Many of the Boston, MA accident lawyers who are available to our Massachusetts clients through referral agreements for their personal injury cases have been repeatedly selected and recognized as being among the very finest Massachusetts personal injury accident lawyers in the Commonwealth and, indeed, the New England region. Whatever your particular legal matter is, our Boston law firm has a trained and dedicated Boston, MA personal injury attorney specialist to assist and guide you.

In Some Massachusetts Personal Injury Cases, You Can Recover Punitive Damages. Call Our Boston Accident Lawyer Experts 24/7 at 617-787-3700 to Help You. Your Needs Are Our Top Priority!