A Comparison Of Claims In Which A Victim Of A CarAccident Sustained Fractures And Multiple Substantial Injuries
By: J. Hernandez
Submitted: 2010-07-04 16:20:39 | Word Count: 680
One of the most frequent sort of injuries sustained by victims of motor vehicle accidents are fractures. Fractures oftentimes occur to the legs, arms, pelvis, ribs, spine and skull. When the force of the accident is sufficient to result in a fracture it will likely also cause several other sorts of significant injuries. Lawyers who prosecute these lawsuits ought to know the way to calculate all the loses sustained by the the injured party (including future losses) and be able to totally pursue all potential defendants and sources of recovery.
This accident happened as a man was walking his dog along the side of a road. The man was hit by a motor vehicle fracturing his ankle. In addition, he ruptured his spleen which caused substantial bleeding internally. Given the damage, he experienced kidney failure. Only fifty-seven years old, the man is now a candidate for a transplant and will require dialysis until he can get a transplant. The law firm that handled this case reported that they were able to achieve a settlement for the sum of $2,500,000.
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The next accident occurred in an intersection where a motor vehicle that was properly in the intersection was struck on the passenger side by a different vehicle. At the time of the accident sitting in the front passenger seat of the automobile that was hit was a forty-four year old woman. The impact resulted in fractures to her clavicle, to several of her ribs, and to her pelvis. Her bladder was lacerated. Moreover, she suffered closed-head trauma. She incurred in the order of $85,000 in expenses for medical treatment. Additionally her injuries kept her from going back to work. Before the these injuries the victim had been making around $18,700 a year as an administrative assistant. Given her age, this amounted to a lifetime loss of earning capacity in the amount of $600,000 The motor vehicle insurance policy's personal injury protection coverage paid $36,000. The law firm that helped the plaintiff documented that they were able to obtain a settlement in the amount of $1.1 Million. Another $36,000 was paid out by the personal injury protection portion of the motor vehicle insurance policy.
As these two cases indicate if a motor vehicle accident ends in bone fractures it generally also leads to more injuries: closed head injuries, bladder, spleen lacerations to name a few. The injuries can result in irreversible disabilities. They can also result in a loss of earning income. The victims can be pedestrians or they can be riding in the vehicle. Medical expenses can be significant and can total thousands and thousands of dollars possibly even for treatment years in the future.
Because of the nature and extent of the injuries and the amount of medical expenses settlements and verdict can be significant. Despite the fact that insurance companies frequently respond as though every injury has a mathematically calculable worth the variables they consider and the values they assign can significantly undervalue the victim's claim.
Attorneys who are experienced and skilled at handling these types of claims take a large number of factors into account, including whether there are visible injuries like scars; the impression made by the plaintiff, driver and witnesses; even the history of other case settlements and recoveries in the venue where the trial would be held. Insurance company adjusters often behave as though there is a single distinct value for every sort of injury. The reality, though, that their formulas for figuring out the value of a lawsuit tend to significantly undervalue its worth. These are complicated matters regarding devastating, life-changing injuries and the recovery ought to indicate this.
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Joseph Hernandez is an Attorney accepting motor vehicle accident cases. For additional information about
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