If you have been hurt by personal injury, more than likely you have filed a claim or lawsuit because you have either been unable to work and lost pay, the pain and suffering is unbearable and/or outrageous bills are piling up around you. So, what can you do? First, make sure your claim is completely genuine. No need to falsely accuse someone. You wouldn't want that to happen to you.
Next, you need to file a personal injury insurance claim. You need to know the difference between a injury tort lawsuit and personal injury claim. The difference is with a lawsuit, you're actually taking someone to court. With just a claim, it's just you and the other person or insurance company working things out.
Now let's talk calculating for your injury compensation. It's obvious that special damages, ones that leave paper behind, are the easiest to calculate. But there are many non-monetary factors (categorized as general damages) that you may not even know about that need a cash settlement value. It's hard to put a price on things like pain, suffering, depression, loss of interest, and stress.
One way to figure out your compensation is by taking the documented costs (categorized as special damages, such as hospital bills) and add them to the amount for the non-monetary factors. It's very important at this point for you to have a lawyer with experience in personal injury claims, especially if the damages are huge. However, if the amount isn't too high, it may be better for you to figure it up yourself rather than pay attorney fees.
What you need to look at when calculating a personal injury compensation through damages -
Special Damages:
Loss of Income - Take into consideration any lost wages, if applicable (if the injury causes you to miss a week of work, then you should be compensated for that in the form of cash) Medical Expenses and Insurance bills such as doctors and hospital bills - this one might be the easiest to calculate with the paper trail.
Damages:
Personal suffering-the pain you're in now, plus make sure you add for future pain if needed.
Emotional Pain - opportunities you've missed such as family and social gatherings, as well as educational matters.
Property - when you were injured, you more than likely had some property damage such as a car, bike or even the clothes on your back.
The more serious your injury, the higher the amount of compensation goes up. This is called punitive damage. However, if there was permanent damage, it is hard to calculate how much you need to be owed for damages in the future. Getting a lawyer is your best way to make sure you accurately figure up future damages. For serious injury compensation, you'll want to add punitive damages to already existing damages and special damages.
However, remember, any damages you claim must be related to the personal injury to get compensated.
Next, you need to file a personal injury insurance claim. You need to know the difference between a injury tort lawsuit and personal injury claim. The difference is with a lawsuit, you're actually taking someone to court. With just a claim, it's just you and the other person or insurance company working things out.
Now let's talk calculating for your injury compensation. It's obvious that special damages, ones that leave paper behind, are the easiest to calculate. But there are many non-monetary factors (categorized as general damages) that you may not even know about that need a cash settlement value. It's hard to put a price on things like pain, suffering, depression, loss of interest, and stress.
One way to figure out your compensation is by taking the documented costs (categorized as special damages, such as hospital bills) and add them to the amount for the non-monetary factors. It's very important at this point for you to have a lawyer with experience in personal injury claims, especially if the damages are huge. However, if the amount isn't too high, it may be better for you to figure it up yourself rather than pay attorney fees.
What you need to look at when calculating a personal injury compensation through damages -
Special Damages:
Loss of Income - Take into consideration any lost wages, if applicable (if the injury causes you to miss a week of work, then you should be compensated for that in the form of cash) Medical Expenses and Insurance bills such as doctors and hospital bills - this one might be the easiest to calculate with the paper trail.
Damages:
Personal suffering-the pain you're in now, plus make sure you add for future pain if needed.
Emotional Pain - opportunities you've missed such as family and social gatherings, as well as educational matters.
Property - when you were injured, you more than likely had some property damage such as a car, bike or even the clothes on your back.
The more serious your injury, the higher the amount of compensation goes up. This is called punitive damage. However, if there was permanent damage, it is hard to calculate how much you need to be owed for damages in the future. Getting a lawyer is your best way to make sure you accurately figure up future damages. For serious injury compensation, you'll want to add punitive damages to already existing damages and special damages.
However, remember, any damages you claim must be related to the personal injury to get compensated.
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