What is a High Value Personal Injury Claim?
Some personal injury attorneys and legal resources use the term “high value personal injury claim.” The term simply means that a claim or legal case involves a large amount of damages, and injury victims are often awarded a significant amount of compensation. There are several factors that may contribute to a high value injury claim. Let’s take a look at each.
Severe or Permanent Injuries
Injury cases involving catastrophic injuries are often considered high-value because of the long-term or permanent impact on the victim’s life. Some examples of catastrophic injuries include:
- Traumatic brain injuries,
- Spinal cord injuries,
- Amputations,
- Severe burns, and
- Fractures that require extensive medical treatment and rehabilitation.
High Medical Expenses
If your injury requires extensive medical treatment, ongoing rehabilitation, surgeries, or long-term care, the medical expenses can contribute to a higher case value.
Severe or permanent injuries often necessitate high medical expenses. This means high value personal injury claims will typically involve both of these factors.
Loss of Income
Cases where you are unable to work for an extended period can result in substantial claims for lost wages. This increases the compensation that you may be awarded.
Note that when referring to lost income, this includes compensation for time you lost working because your injury precluded you from working at your job and lost earning capacity. The latter estimates the future income you would have been able to earn if your injury had not occurred.
Pain and Suffering
“Pain and suffering” refers to one category of damages that you can ask for in a personal injury claim. This type of damage award compensates you for the physical and mental pain that you experienced because of your accident and injury.
The amount awarded for pain and suffering can be significant in cases where the injury has caused considerable physical and emotional distress to the victim, affecting the victim across multiple areas of their life.
Permanent Disability or Disfigurement
If your injury leads to a permanent disability or disfigurement, the case value can be significantly higher due to the lifelong impact on the victim.
Multiple Liable Parties
Cases involving multiple liable parties, such as in a complex car accident or medical malpractice case, can lead to higher settlements or verdicts.
The reasoning here is that multiple parties means that there are multiple sources of compensation. The total value of these types of cases continues to grow as more parties are liable for causing the accident.
Punitive Damages
In cases where the at-fault party’s conduct was particularly reckless or egregious, the court may award punitive damages. These damages are meant to punish the at-fault party rather than enrich the injury victim.
No matter their purpose, however, this category of damages can grow extremely high when awarded, increasing the total value of a claim.
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If you or a loved one was injured in an accident, please know that the law firm of Justice Through Compensation is here to help. Our legal team is skilled, experienced, and passionate in their representation. Let us shoulder the burden of an injury claim or lawsuit while you focus on healing from your injuries. Contact us today for the quality legal help you deserve.
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