How to get out Financially Alive after a Personal Injury Lawsuit
Friday, July 24, 2015, 6:00 AM | Leave Comment
An accident can be financially devastating to victims. Serious injuries lead to high medical costs and could easily drain the funds of the one involved.
Fortunately, you can recover your lost funds by making a personal injury claim.
This claim covers compensation for lost wages, medical costs and other losses to help you recover financially after an accident.
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Medical Bills
After an accident your initial costs will include things like ambulance transportation, emergency room treatment and hospitalization.
Moreover, you might have to incur more expenses for ongoing medical treatment like physical therapy and follow up visits to your doctor.
In some cases, you might require future medical treatment. For instance, if you are required to go for a second surgery or rehabilitation, these represent future medical expenses.
There are also situations where your injuries will require you to make adjustments to your home, like making your home suitable for the use of a wheel chair.
An attorney from a firm like Pritzker Law will regard all these expenses as medical bills and will pursue compensation whether or not you have already incurred them.
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Lost Wages
Time you have missed from work represents another form of damages that can be awarded to you.
You can pursue wages you have lost due to the accident as well as reduced earning potential in case you are incapable of working in your former capacity due to your injuries.
You can also recover lost income arising from additional medical treatment that might be required in the future.
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Other Damages
If you are involved in a car accident and your vehicle is damaged, your personal injury claim can include replacement or repair of your vehicle.
The same is true if it involved a motorcycle or bicycle. Some injuries do not only affect a person physically but can also affect them psychologically.
For instance, an accident that results in your inability to walk or causes you chronic pain can have a great impact on you psychologically.
Therefore, you can also get compensation for pain and suffering, mental anguish, emotional distress and permanent disability.
Getting involved in an accident can be quite an inconvenience to the one involved. If you are able to prove that another party caused the accident, the following are examples of damages you can pursue in order to remain financially afloat.
The first step, of course, would be to consult an attorney so that he/she may review the strength of your case and the options available.
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