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An injury settlement is an agreement between the plaintiff and defendant to settle a case outside of court. It can be a successful way to receive compensation quickly.
Contrary to special damages that can be easily calculated, non-economic damages are harder to determine in a precise dollar amount. This includes things like discomfort and pain.
Medical expenses
Based on the severity of an injury, medical expenses can constitute a substantial part of the settlement. This could include doctor's visits or medications, surgeries and other procedures. Most of the time, these expenses are not covered by health insurance, and can be very expensive. In addition, in a lot of cases there are ancillary costs associated with the injuries such as home healthcare, adaptive devices, transportation to medical appointments, and more.
Medical bills are typically paid by a private health insurance provider or the government's Medicare or Medicaid or PIP coverage. If you get a settlement with medical bills that have not been paid the money from the settlement will be used to pay these. Your attorney can work to negotiate with the billing companies and try to reduce the balances.
Your lawyer will also be able to determine the right amount of damages to cover your other non-medical related loss. This includes loss of future earnings as well as pain and suffering, and other non-economic damage. Your lawyer must present expert testimony and proof of these other damages to be able to claim the proper amount.
Lost wages
In addition to a reimbursement for medical costs In addition, injured victims could be entitled to compensation for lost wages. The amount of damages is by the amount of time the victim was off working due to their injuries. A seasoned personal injury lawyer will assist clients to recover lost wages as compensation in a personal injury claim.
A brain injury that is traumatic or spinal cord injury for instance, could cause you to be absent for a considerable amount of work. You will need to prove that your accident caused you to miss work. When proving lost wages, you need to include all sources of income. This includes regular wages as well as overtime, bonuses and commissions. Include any unused vacation days or sick leave.
If your doctor has determined that you're able to return work within specific work restrictions, your employer must respect these restrictions. This could mean changing your job or supplying you with helpful equipment.
A seasoned personal injury lawyer can help gather the necessary information required to support a lost wage claim. They can also aid when the person who is injured is self-employed, or receiving an undetermined amount of money. In these situations an insurance company will have to review past and future earnings of the person who was injured and provide a reasonable estimation of the loss of future wages. This will require a full account from the plaintiff's accountant or financial professional.
Economic damages
When people think of personal injury injuries the first thing they think about is the money lost through medical expenses and lost wages. But there are additional costs associated with injury that are difficult to quantify in dollar amounts. These are known as non-economic damages. They are the more tangible consequences of injuries suffered by a person such as suffering and pain, as well as loss of enjoyment of life.
Pay stubs, bills and other documents can be used to prove economic damages for courts and juries. Non-economic damages on the other hand, are more difficult to calculate and can be based on subjective factors such as suffering, pain, or emotional distress.
Pain and suffering refers to any mental, physical or emotional distress that is a result of the accident. It could also be the inability of a person to participate at their normal social or hobbies. A jury will look at the extent to which the injury affected the victim's quality of life.
Other non-economic damages are disfigurement, loss of consortium, and loss in enjoyment of life. For example an individual may be affected by disfigurement following an accident that permanently alters their appearance. It's not a expense but it can be painful to endure scars or other permanent injuries.
Damages for suffering and pain
Pain and suffering is a category of non-economic damages that compensate for the emotional and physical suffering that you've suffered from your accident. In contrast to medical bills, car repair costs and lost wages they are more subjective damages that have to be determined by jurors. Every juror has a different opinion on the amount of compensation for suffering and pain is appropriate in your case.
One method to help a jury recognize the severity of your injuries is to provide documentation. Your attorney can compile documents from your doctor that provide details of your injuries, with video footage and photographs. Testimonies from relatives and friends can be equally convincing. These testimonies can help to build sympathy with jurors and explain how your injury has affected your life, like hobbies and family activities.
The length of your injuries can also affect the amount of your pain and suffering settlement. Severe, disabling injuries typically warrant higher pain and suffering settlements than injuries that heal more quickly.
Injuries can create a lot of emotional trauma and stress, and a successful injury claim should reflect that. Your personal injury lawyer will assist you in constructing solid evidence and help you negotiate a fair settlement for all of your injuries. If you have any questions about an injury settlement make a call to Adam S. Kutner & Associates to arrange a meeting.