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Personal injuries affect both individuals and families physically, financially and emotionally. When drivers, manufacturers, doctors, property owners or businesses harm others through negligence and reckless indifference, they are legally liable for the injuries they cause.
In today’s technologically savvy courtroom, personal injury cases often involve expert witness testimony from medical professionals, accident reconstructionists, investigators and economic-impact analysts. Because wrongful death and catastrophic injuries caused by the negligence of others involve medical expenses, lost wages and a lessened quality of life, personal injury lawyers must provide quantifiable, analytical analysis of the financial impact of an injury.
Types of Personal Injury
How Much Is Your Personal Injury Claim Worth?
To determine what your claim is worth, you must establish the conditions under which you are entitled to compensation. Usually, a person liable for an accident has his or her insurance company pay the injured party for:
- Medical care and related expenses
- Income lost because of the accident, including time spent unable to work or undergoing treatment for injuries
- Permanent physical disability or disfigurement
- Loss of family, social and educational experiences, including missed school or training, vacation or recreation, or a special event
- Emotional damages, such as stress, embarrassment, depression and strains on family relationships, such as the inability to take care of children, anxiety over the effects of an accident on an unborn child and interference with sexual relations
- Property camage
Can I Afford an Attorney?
Many people think hiring an attorney and pursuing a trial will cost them more time and money than they can spare. However, the majority of personal injury attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis and offer free consultations to determine if a case has merit. If your case is successfully settled or tried in court, your attorney will recover his or her costs as a percentage of any award or settlement granted to you.
Why Shouldn't I Just Work Through My Insurance Company?
Insurance companies are in business to make money and have instituted a number of cost-reduction programs to decrease the amount they pay in claims. Many use software programs to calculate and determine how much an injury victim should be paid. Additionally, claims adjusters may try to convince an injury victim to settle a claim as soon as possible to avoid the possibility of litigation in the future.
Insurance companies realize that when personal injury lawyers get involved, they face litigation costs, the possibility of a large award decided against them and unwanted publicity. Personal injury attorneys leverage their clients' cases during negotiations and may resolve a case without ever entering a courtroom.
Taking the Initiative
Contact a personal injury attorney in your area
If you’ve been injured due to a car accident, a dangerous prescription drug, an SUV rollover, a slippery floor, a work accident or medical malpractice, contacting an experienced personal injury lawyer in your area is an important step toward recovery. Personal injury attorneys provide you with the tools and legal means needed to take control of your life after a personal injury.
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