Compensation

Once you are receiving medical treatment and you and your personal injury attorney have taken the necessary steps toward receiving any needed ongoing medical treatment and making sure that your medical bills get paid, the next question you and your attorney will need to address is the issue of financial compensation.

How Much Is My Personal Injury Case Worth?

There are various forms of financial compensation available to you as an injured victim.  Medical bills are usually covered as long as you were not at fault, as discussed in the section entitled: “Medical Treatment. Will my medical bills get paid?”  In addition to medical bills, in most cases you can recover compensation for your pain and suffering, lost wages, future loss of earning capacity, and loss of companionship (in wrongful death cases).

Pain and Suffering Damages

Of the various forms of damages (financial compensation) available to an injured victim, pain and suffering damages is the type of financial compensation that one is referring to when they ask, “How much is my personal injury case worth?”

Lost Wages

In most cases, you can recover the amount of your lost wages for time you were unable to go to work as a result of an accident caused by the neglect of another person.  A claim for lost wages must be reasonable based on the nature and extent of your injuries.

Future Loss of Earning Capacity

If you are unable to perform the same type of work you had performed in the past and will suffer a loss of earning capacity in the future as the result of an accident caused by the carelessness of another person, you can also recover financial damages for your future loss of earning capacity.

Loss of Companionship

If you have lost a loved one in an accident caused by the negligence of another person, you are entitled to loss of consortium damages, a type of financial compensation for the loss of companionship (family relationship) that you are suffering.