{"id":380,"date":"2015-03-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/does-an-injured-person-need-to-mitigate-their-damages\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:34:24","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:34:24","slug":"does-an-injured-person-need-to-mitigate-their-damages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/does-an-injured-person-need-to-mitigate-their-damages\/","title":{"rendered":"Does an injured person need to mitigate their damages?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A number of our posts have focused on who can be held liable in an accident, and what the injured person may be able to recover in terms of monetary damages. But in the midst of pursuing compensation for an injury, many plaintiffs may not realize that there may be a continuing duty for the plaintiff to <a href=\"http:\/\/injury.findlaw.com\/accident-injury-law\/the-plaintiff-s-duty-to-mitigate-damages.html\" target=\"_blank\">mitigate their damages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, this means that a person who has been injured due to someone else\u2019s negligence has an obligation to take reasonable steps minimize the effects of the injury. This may include getting medical treatment and following a doctor\u2019s advice regarding rehabilitation regimens. It may also include restricting one\u2019s employment duties (i.e. not lifting a certain amount of weight while recovering or limiting the number of hours standing up). It may also include having a particular surgery to reduce the damage of an ailment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What qualifies as reasonable steps is determined by what a reasonable prudent person would do to avoid the ongoing damages of an injury, or to expedite the recovery process. If an injured person fails to mitigate damages, he or she could be denied the entire amount of compensation they could be entitled to.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/does-an-injured-person-need-to-mitigate-their-damages\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Does an injured person need to mitigate their damages?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A number of our posts have focused on who can be held liable in an accident, and what the injured person may be able to recover in terms of monetary damages. 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