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Catastrophic motorcycle accident resulted in a jury verdict.

$1,748,000

Auto accident, multi-car crash

$1,035,000

Auto accident involving defective airbag

$600,000

Death resulting from hospital turning away patient

$550,000

Auto accident involving tractor trailer

$345,000

Auto accident involving a work vehicle

$340,000

Slip and fall at a hotel bathroom

$115,000

Auto accident involving pedestrian. $115,000 in litigation instead of $15k presuit offer

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Why Should You Speak To A Personal Injury Attorney Before Filing An Insurance Claim?

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After being in a Florida car accident because of another driver’s fault, you may be eligible to file a claim against the at-fault driver’s insurance company. However, it is crucial for you to speak with an attorney before filing an insurance claim against an at-fault driver’s insurance company. Speaking to a personal injury attorney before filing a claim could be what stands between you and the fair compensation you deserve.

A Personal Injury Attorney Can Help You Accurately Calculate Your Damages

After a car accident, you might not know what damages you might be eligible to collect from an at-fault party’s insurance company. Depending on the specifics of your car accident case, you might be eligible to file a claim against an at-fault party’s insurance company for various damages. However, if you don’t speak with an attorney before filing your claim, you might end up asking for less than you deserve.

Medical Expenses

When it comes to medical expenses, you might be entitled to recover damages for both past and future medical expenses. Simply put, a claim for past medical expenses accounts for the medical expenses you have already accrued. Calculating how much the insurance company should pay you when it comes to your past medical expenses is rather easy. But, how do you calculate what the insurance company should pay you for future medical expenses? A skilled personal injury attorney can help you do this, but they can only help if you approach them. An attorney can help you estimate the cost of future treatments to the closest degree of accuracy possible. Even though a claim for future medical expenses accounts for costs not yet accrued, your attorney can help you show that future treatments will actually occur. An attorney can help you bring together medical experts that can assess your situation and help you prove that future medical expenses are reasonably certain to be incurred.

Loss of Future Earning Capacity

An attorney can also help you prove “loss of future earning capacity,” which arises if an injury impacts a person’s ability to do their job and earn a living on a short-term or long-term basis. To help plaintiffs prove loss of future earning capacity, personal injury attorneys usually work with financial experts. Some of the factors used in calculating lost earning future capacity include, but are not limited to;

  • education level,
  • age,
  • the severity of your injury, and
  • the existence of a lasting disability.

A personal injury attorney can help you determine and accurately calculate many other damages you might be eligible for, such as pain and suffering and punitive damages, to ensure you get paid what you deserve.

Contact Us for Legal Help

If you’ve been injured in a Florida car accident because of another driver’s fault, our West Palm Beach personal injury attorneys at The Pendas Law firm can help you file a claim against the at-fault party’s insurance company. We can help you determine the damages you are eligible for and accurately calculate your damages. Contact us today to schedule a consultation.

The Pendas Law Firm also represents clients in the Fort Lauderdale, Miami, Jacksonville, Fort Myers, Ocala, Orlando, Daytona Beach, Bradenton, and Tampa areas.

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flhsmv.gov/traffic-crash-reports/crash-dashboard/

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