Identifying the Price of Your Accident Claim in Los Angeles

The phrase “personal injury” is a legal term applied to injuries to the body, mind or emotions of an individual. The term is often used to refer to a type of lawsuit wherein a plaintiff is injured due to the negligence of another. In other situations, a personal injury is a direct result of one person intentionally injuring another.

The phrase “personal injury” is a legal term applied to injuries to the body, mind or emotions of an individual. The term is often used to refer to a type of lawsuit wherein a plaintiff is injured due to the negligence of another. In other situations, a personal injury is a direct result of one person intentionally injuring another. In this article, we will deal specifically with accident cases occurring in Los Angeles.

In California, Los Angeles has the highest accident rates. Accident attorneys are therefore high in demand in this metropolis, and their main concerns involve protecting the rights of accident victims. Accident attorneys-also called personal injury lawyers-have one goal in mind, to defend the rights of their clients: The accident attorneys are here to prove that the defendant is responsible for injuries that was a result of the accident and seek compensatory damages in behalf of the plaintiff.
When identifying the value of an accident injury case, the only question that would be relevant is one that has to do with the kind of injuries caused by the incident. According to the California Highway Patrol, injuries related to road accidents tallied up to more than 52,000 in 2008. Of this number, around 13,000 were cases of personal injury.

Representation by a personal injury attorney is vital to claiming maximum recovery for any accident case in the city of Los Angeles. Accident attorneys are known to exhaust all necessary means to present compelling evidence for litigation, so that a plaintiff may be duly compensated for pain and suffering, medical expenses, wage losses and other costs incurred by an accident. Such cases are time sensitive though, and must be handled immediately and accordingly by a skilled attorney.

Calculating the value of a personal injury is the same for any city in the United States, such as Los Angeles. Accident attorneys used to apply the following formula to a case:

Past medical expenses x 3 = Value of injuries

For example: If you spent $350,000.00 on medical treatment, your case would be worth $1.05 million. Lately, however, plaintiffs have abused this system, inflating their medical expenses and taking advantage of insurance companies. As a result, courts have since stopped using this formula to establish the value of an injury claim. Nevertheless, past medical expenses for medication and surgery still are major factors in determining the value of a case.

Apart from putting value on the compensation an injured person may rightfully claim for his injuries, an accident attorney can help a plaintiff determine how the injuries have affected the plaintiff’s quality of life. For example: If the car accident victim's arm gets amputated as a result of the accident, the injured is entitled to the compensation for, and over and above what the compensation of the arm injury by itself. This is known as a “loss of amenity” award, which is related to claims pertaining to pain and suffering.

Added to the factors that contributed to an accident resulting in personal injury, the nature of the accident compared to other types of personal injury is also important in determining the value of your case. For example: A bicyclist who shattered an arm in a non-fatal accident by a intoxicated driver with a blood alcohol level higher than .08 is less likely to fully recover than someone who was involved in slip and fall accident resulting in the same type of injury. These types of cases are common in Los Angeles; accident attorneys, however, need to investigate each case independently to see what the highest possible compensation that can be awarded to the injured individual.

Personal Injury accidents more often than not, render the injured incapable to work or best, temporarily unable to work. In these cases, compensation can be recovered for the full value of whatever they have lost in wages. Another factor in determining the value of your accident claim is past income. Proof of this may be in the form of income tax returns, for example.

Mansell & Mansell Law Firm, a personal injury firm based in Los Angeles, specializes in a broad range of personal injury cases. We help injured parties like you pursue compensation for all types of injuries.

Call a Los Angeles accident attorney at Mansell Law Firm today at (323) 466 4900
 

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