Sacramento Personal Injury Lawyer

Compensation A Personal Injury Attorney in California Can Get For You

After an accident that has caused serious injuries, it takes time to understand the true costs and losses you will suffer. This is another reason to be wary of quick personal injury settlement offers: They cannot be based on the true value of your losses.

As our attorneys develop your claim, we will consider costs for:

• Medical bills. All of your current medical expenses should be paid, including fees for emergency response, surgery, hospitalization, medication, doctors’ visits, physical therapy, psychological counseling for trauma, etc.
• Future medical costs. The cost of anticipated medical treatment and related needs should be paid, as well. This may include delayed treatment, such as reconstructive surgery; assistive devices, such as wheelchairs or prosthetics; recurring needs, such as medication or therapy; or anticipated needs, such as long-term residential care for someone with a degenerative injury.
• Lost wages. This includes all unrealized earnings because of missed time from work during recuperation from an injury, including time away from the job for doctor’s appointments, physical therapy, etc.
• Future lost income. This is projected losses from unrealized earnings if an injury results in diminished earning capacity. A proper calculation considers lost wages or salary, as well as the value of fringe benefits and anticipated raises or income increases due to promotion or other career advancements that are unrealized because of injuries.
• Pain and suffering. By law, you may also seek compensation for physical pain, stress, emotional turmoil, disruption of lifestyle, and loss of enjoyment of life you have suffered due to the accident and your injuries.
• Property loss or damage. This is for anything you own that was damaged in the accident, in particular the cost of repairing or replacing a motor vehicle after a car accident.

As you can see, some of these costs can be determined right away, while others simply cannot. Our legal services include determining what you truly deserve for your accident and injuries based on the evidence, and then pressing insurers in negotiations for comprehensive payments. When insurers will not do what’s right, we prepare and file personal injury lawsuits.

As the processes required of a lawsuit unfold and new evidence comes to light, we will prepare to prevail in court but also continue to negotiate with insurers. It is possible to settle a personal injury claim through negotiations at any time before a jury returns its verdict.

We will advise you of any settlement offers we receive, along with our opinion of the offer compared to what we expect from a trial. Whether to accept a claim is always the client’s decision. Accepting a settlement closes the case and results in nearly immediate payment and disbursal of the compensation recovered.

To learn more about how we will fight for full and fair compensation for you, schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with our Sacramento personal injury law firm now.

Personal Injury Attorney in California

Personal injuries suffered in accidents can quickly prove incredibly costly. In addition to medical expenses, pain, and suffering, a serious injury may cause you to miss work or perhaps keep you from ever returning to work. Many accident victims are just as quickly disappointed when they turn to insurance companies that inevitably offer personal injury settlements for much less than what they deserve.