Personal injuries happen every day. If you are the victim of one, you should be entitled to compensation for your losses if someone else was to blame. It’s important to understand what your case is worth, though.
The best option you have for understanding your damages is to work with an Omaha personal injury lawyer who can provide a personalized case evaluation. Berry Law has helped many clients to maximize damage recovery, and we can assess your situation to determine the extent of your losses.
You can also read on to learn about the kinds of damages victims can typically recover after they are hurt by others.
Types of Damages in a Personal Injury Claim
The specific amount of compensation you will be entitled to recover depends on how badly you were hurt. However, some of the damages you can expect to be paid for include:
- Medical bills: You should be fully compensated for any medical bills that you have incurred up to the time of settlement or the court verdict. If your injuries are permanent or long-lasting, you should also be paid for future medical bills.
- Lost wages and lost earnings. Any wages missed should be included in your compensation, including if you took vacation days or sick days from work. If your permanent or long-lasting injuries have impacted your future earning potential, you should also be compensated for the ongoing loss of income.
- Pain and suffering. When your injuries cause you discomfort or pain, you deserve compensation. Valuing this element of your claim can be hard, but some insurers pay a multiple of economic damages, such as 1.5 or 5 times your actual losses, depending on how badly you were hurt. Others pay a per diem rate, or daily rate, for each day you suffer pain.
- Emotional distress. Accidents and injuries cause emotional damage, and you should be compensated for it. This includes payment for things like anxiety or PTSD.
There may be other losses that you can recover for as well, such as diminished quality of life or loss of consortium if your injuries affect your ability to maintain romantic relationships with a spouse or partner.
If an injury is fatal, surviving loved ones are also entitled to wrongful death damages, including funeral expenses, a lifetime of lost income the deceased would have earned, and loss of companionship, among other damages.
Maximizing Your Compensation in a Personal Injury Claim
It is up to you to prove the extent of your damages to maximize your recovery in a personal injury claim. This means you must show both that the defendant was to blame and demonstrate how badly you were harmed.
Berry Law can help. Our Omaha personal injury lawyers will assist you in proving the extent of your losses by:
- Gathering medical records to show the extent of your physical harm
- Finding expert witnesses to testify about your lost earning potential and other damages
- Helping you to prove your pain with pain diaries and pain journals
These are just some of the many steps we can take to help you show how badly you were damaged so you can maximize the compensation you collect.
An Omaha Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help You Recover Damages
You deserve to be made whole, or fully and fairly compensated. The team of attorneys at Berry Law will work to get you the money you deserve through an out-of-court settlement or by fighting for you in court.
Give us a call or contact us online today to learn more about how our Omaha personal injury lawyers will help you fight for the maximum damages in your personal injury claim.
