Calculating and requesting future damages is crucial to getting fair compensation in a personal injury case. These calculations can be confusing and frustrating for victims dealing with painful injuries and emotion distress, and our attorneys can handle this and all other parts of your New York City injury claim.
We calculate future medical damages by confirming all additional medical care you require and estimating the total cost. You may need weeks, months, or even years of treatments, and your lawsuit should cover them all. We can also calculate future lost wages based on your previous income and likely professional trajectory. Don’t forget to calculate and seek future non-economic damages, too, as permanent injuries may cause lifelong pain and suffering.
Get a free and confidential case review by calling the New York City personal injury lawyers of The Carrion Law Firm today at (718) 841-0083.
How Do You Calculate Future Medical Damages in an NYC Injury Case?
Serious and permanent injuries often generate ongoing medical expenses for victims. Let us calculate future medical damages on your behalf so you don’t have to cover these expenses yourself down the line.
To accurately calculate future medical damages, we must know which treatments or procedures are upcoming. Your physicians can confirm ongoing aspects of your treatment plan and help us calculate the likely cost.
Future medical damages can include the cost of ongoing in-home assistance as well. Tell us if you’ll need such care for any period, and we can estimate how much it may cost.
How Do You Calculate Future Lost Wages in a Personal Injury Case?
Calculating future lost wages is also important. You may never be able to return to work at the same level or at any earning capacity whatsoever due to an injury. Estimating reduced earning capacity and lost wages can be confusing, so let our Staten Island, NY personal injury lawyers handle this aspect of your compensation claim as well.
To calculate lost wages, we need to know what your pre-accident income was. Tell us about your workplace responsibilities and the professional trajectory you were on. That helps us estimate how your income would have likely increased, had you been able to continue working and not been severely injured because of negligence.
Give us any proof of income you have so we can start our calculations with accurate information. If injuries prevent you from earning a similar income in the future, we can seek compensation for the difference and any damages resulting from reduced earning capacity.
How Do You Calculate Other Future Lost Economic Damages from an Injury?
Don’t forget about all the other economic damages you may keep incurring because of an injury. While recovering future hospital costs and lost wages may be a top priority, you should also seek recovery for all other future economic damages.
For example, suppose you suffered a severe spinal cord injury and need to hire child care services. Those services would not be necessary if not for the defendant’s negligence, which makes them responsible for paying such damages.
You may still have to make home or vehicle modifications to accommodate a permanent injury when we file your lawsuit in New York City. Let us estimate the cost of these additional out-of-pocket expenses so you can make the necessary adjustments in the future without incurring the cost yourself.
How Do You Calculate Future Non-Economic Damages in an NYC Injury Case?
Calculating non-economic damages is one of the most confusing aspects of filing a personal injury lawsuit. Allow our attorneys to assess and quantify your non-economic damages to date and fight for compensation for future pain and suffering as well.
In general, there are two methods for calculating non-economic damages. When using the per diem method, we pick a daily rate for your pain and suffering and multiply that by the number of days until you reach maximum medical improvement. If you suffer a permanent injury and expect to incur ongoing non-economic damages, we may use the multiplier method to calculate them instead.
First, we will pick a multiplier that reflects the severity of your injury. Multipliers generally range between 1.5 and 5, with a larger multiplier suggesting you have a serious or permanent injury. Then, we multiply it by your total economic damages, which includes all medical damages, lost wages, and other out-of-pocket costs.
So that we can better understand your quality of life since the accident and the ongoing pain and suffering your injuries will cause you, confide in our attorneys about emotional distress, mental anguish, and other intangible damages.
What Evidence Proves Future Damages in Your Injury Lawsuit?
We can organize all the evidence necessary to prove future damages when handling your personal injury lawsuit in New York City.
Medical Records
We need medical records to confirm all the treatment you’ve received thus far and the current status of your injuries. Medical records can show you are still navigating your treatment plan and that your injuries have not yet reached maximum medical improvement, if that is even possible.
Income Records
We need evidence to base our future lost wages calculations on, such as income records. Provide us with recent paychecks or tax returns that demonstrate your earnings prior to sustaining a life-altering injury.
Expert Testimony
Expert testimony is key evidence to prove future damages. Medical experts may testify about the future treatments or procedures the victim needs. They attest to crucial physical therapy, prescription medication, and any other anticipated future medical costs.
Mental health experts may also testify about the long-term effects of anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder from an accident or injury.
Victim Testimony
Your testimony also helps us prove future damages. When testifying, you can speak about the serious emotional trauma you have experienced and how it affects you day to day. You can talk about the embarrassment you feel because of permanent burn injuries and the chronic physical pain you’ve experienced up until this point, and expect to continue.
Let Us Calculate Damages for Your NYC Injury Case
Call our Bronx, NY personal injury lawyers at (718) 841-0083 for help with your case from The Carrion Law Firm.