| Personal injury claims can arise in a number of | | | | extent of the liability, and the medical prognosis. |
| ways. For example, if someone is injured by | | | | When the court awards damages to the injured |
| another person or if a company makes a careless | | | | party they will receive personal injury settlements. |
| act or even unintentionally causes injury they may | | | | Some of the factors that will determine the |
| be liable for a personal injury settlement. And if | | | | amount you'll receive for any personal injury will |
| anyone is harmed because of a defective product | | | | include both your current as well as your future |
| they can initiate a personal injury lawsuit as well. | | | | medical expenses, whatever is involved in helping |
| The legal system looks at personal injuries | | | | your rehabilitation process, any lost wage income |
| differently than it looks at injury to property. | | | | - both current and future - and any prosthetics |
| Why Determines the Dollar Amount of a Personal | | | | that you may need. In addition, your current pain |
| Injury Settlement Award? | | | | and suffering and future pain and suffering will be |
| The legal term for when someone's body, | | | | taken into account as well as any loss in the |
| emotions or mind is injured is personal injury. A | | | | quality of your life. |
| type of tort lawsuit that alleges that a plaintiff's | | | | If you are disabled as a result of your personal |
| injury was caused by someone else's negligence is | | | | injury or may be disabled in the future because of |
| usually referred to as a personal injury lawsuit. | | | | it, the court will also take that into consideration |
| Personal injury settlements can and do vary from | | | | prior to making a decision. In addition, any present |
| one case to the next. There isn't any fixed | | | | or future impairment that was caused by |
| amount that the court will award for a personal | | | | someone else or by a defective product can |
| injury settlement, although there are some | | | | mean that you will be awarded more money. |
| common factors that help the judge and jury | | | | In a lot of cases insurance companies will try to |
| decide how much money they are willing to | | | | minimize the damages. Because of that it is highly |
| award the plaintiff. | | | | recommended that you consult with your |
| These factors include, among other things, the | | | | attorney and have your law firm help you to |
| severity of the injury, the age of the claimant, | | | | evaluate any claim you might have as well as the |
| whatever the net financial loss is as a result of | | | | personal injury settlements you might realize for |
| the incident(s), the dollar amount of any medical | | | | the claim. |
| expenses that have been or will be incurred, the | | | | |