Legal Glossary:
Special Damages

The amount of money a person may be awarded for expenses directly caused by the injury, including hospital and ambulance bills. This is a specific amount tallied from actual bills and expenses.

Special damages are those which are indirect results of an injury, which do not necessarily result from such an injury. They are out-of-pocket costs directly resulting from a breach of contract, negligence or other wrongful act by the defendant. Special damages can include medical bills, repairs and replacement of property, loss of wages and other damages. A plaintiff must specifically ask for special damages in the initial complaint. Special damages are also called consequential damages.

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