The costs of an injury can mount up quickly and they only begin
with the medical bills. Think about it. Using a car wreck as an
example, look at the types of expenses that can add up:
- Emergency room visit including x-rays,
lab work and other costs
- Pain management prescriptions and other follow up care needs
- Return visits to your doctor
- Time lost from work
- The cost of replacing your vehicle (insurance will only cover so
much)
That is only for a simple injury. What if you require surgery or
have a broken bone that will take 6-8 weeks to heal? Those costs can
go up by as much as ten times. You will have wound or cast checks,
might have to hire a private duty nurse to assist you and extended
time off of work. What happens if you run out of time off but still
cannot come back? Will you still have a job or will you become
unemployed?
A personal injury lawyer can help you by going after the responsible
party and making them pay for the injuries and related expenses. In
many cases you will not have to go to court, simply having an
attorney on your side will be enough to get a fair settlement amount
worked out. If the case does have to go to trial however, having an
attorney that can handle the paperwork and the legal details will go
far to ease your mind.
When your attorney starts working on your case, he will gather all
of the necessary documents that will prove 1) that you were not at
fault 2) how badly you were injured 3) what the estimated or
expected total costs will be and 4) the expected duration of the
injury. If you are expected to make a full and total recovery for
instance, the expenses will focus on the injury at hand and the
costs in the immediate case. However, if you are suspected or
expected to be permanently injured to any degree directly because of
this injury, you may be entitled to future damages as well. If you
are unable to return to work and the possibility is presented that
you will never return to the same line of work ever again, you may
have a case for that as well.
The attorney will draft a letter that spells out the case to the
responsible party (parties). In the letter, the intention of an
impending lawsuit will be included and all documentation and
pertinent facts will be presented. The defendants will have the
opportunity to offer a settlement and accept responsibility, to deny
responsibility, or to accept responsibility but to dispute the
amount or amounts listed. Neither side is under obligation to accept
a settlement offer and both can ask for a receive a judicial hearing
or trial to settle the case.
If you are injured and need to speak to a personal injury attorney
in Miami, Florida, please go to:
www.peronalinjurylawyer.net
