Personal injuries may require months or years of medical treatment, which quickly gets overwhelming. We help victims keep track of all damages after accidents. That way, you know your claim’s value before filing, which can stop you from accepting a bad settlement.
Compelling evidence helps us get good settlements, such as eyewitness statements and photos. If you did not take photos, we may get them from witnesses, law enforcement, or other sources. We will also record witnesses’ statements, as they may testify if your case goes to trial. Attend all scheduled doctor appointments, give us copies of medical bills, and help us calculate your non-economic damages by explaining your pain and suffering from an injury.
Get a free case review from The Carrion Law Firm’s Long Island personal injury lawyers when you call (631) 910-7493.
What Medical Treatment Do Personal Injuries Require?
A lawsuit can cover all medical damages from a personal injury. That includes damages you have not been billed for yet. We can factor future medical expenses into damages calculations and prove why you deserve payment for them.
Emergency Medical Care
Bad falls, car crashes, and other accidents demand emergency medical care. You can call 911 so paramedics can come and treat you. If you do, police officers may also arrive. Officers can document the incident, and we can help get the resulting report in the following days.
Paramedics may take you to the hospital in an ambulance, which is expensive. Give our lawyers any bills from the ambulance ride and the emergency room. When you get to the hospital, doctors will assess you. Some injuries require additional trauma care, like urgent surgery.
You might have to stay in the hospital overnight or for several days. Do not leave the hospital against medical advice. Doing so could worsen your injuries and jeopardize your claim.
Ongoing Medical Care
Whether you suffer bad burns, a compound fracture, or a debilitating back injury, you may need ongoing medical care. This can include more surgery, prescription medications, and physical therapy sessions. Getting ongoing care further proves your injuries and their cost to treat. If you stop prioritizing your recovery and miss doctor appointments, you might not have enough medical evidence.
Our personal injury lawyers can track medical damages throughout your physical recovery so you do not have to.
Future Medical Care
Some treatment plans last years and end long after personal injury lawsuits do. Because of this, we must factor future medical care into damages calculations. Otherwise, a victim might have to pay for treatments themselves. During a trial, your doctors can testify that you need future medical care. We can estimate its cost and seek compensation for it in your lawsuit.
Do I Need Pictures for My Amityville Personal Injury Case?
Pictures are strong evidence in personal injury cases, so it benefits you to have them. However, if you did not take photos yourself, that does not mean you cannot win your case.
We may obtain pictures after talking to eyewitnesses or law enforcement. We may also get videos from security camera systems nearby. In premises liability cases, the defendant may also own the relevant security camera footage. We can quickly send letters demanding owners preserve video footage and get it for your case.
What if I Lost Track of Damages from a Personal Injury in Amityville?
If you lost track of your accident damages, our lawyers can help organize medical bills, calculate missed income, and identify other out-of-pocket damages.
We can also sort through other bills, such as those for childcare, in-house medical support, or transportation to doctor appointments. We can also get copies of medical bills from hospitals if you have misplaced any.
You can prevent losing track of damages by letting us track losses from the get-go.
Do Amityville Personal Injury Lawsuits Cover Pain and Suffering?
Along with economic damages, you may incur non-economic damages from a personal injury. Though physical pain does not come with an inherent monetary value, it is still compensable in a lawsuit.
As are other non-economic damages, like mental suffering and anguish, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, depression, anxiety, and more. You may not realize all the ways an injury has affected your life, and mental health experts can help with that. Victims can confide in therapists, who may then testify and corroborate their pain and suffering at trial. You can also testify and explain your reduced quality of life for the jury.
To have a personal injury lawsuit cover pain and suffering after a car accident in Amityville, you have to suffer a “serious” injury. Otherwise, you may only get economic damages from your personal injury protection insurance.
Damages for pain and suffering are not capped in New York. Your recovery may be great, especially if you go to court and the jury awards damages.
Though you can get non-economic damages from a settlement, they may not come easily. Let our lawyers handle settlement talks and ensure offers are fair before you accept any.
Do I Need Witness Statements for My Amityville Personal Injury Case?
Since eyewitnesses corroborate our case, we will contact them soon after your accident. Some victims can get witnesses’ information at the scene, and others are too injured to do so. If you cannot talk to witnesses, we may identify them from a police report and during our investigation.
Witnesses might forget what they saw, so we will promptly record their statements. Eyewitnesses’ in-court testimony can convince the jury of the defendant’s fault. Their statements are also good leverage over defendants during settlement negotiations.
Not all accidents have eyewitnesses. Do not let that stop you from pursuing a case, as there may be ample other evidence that proves fault.
Talk to Our Lawyers About Your Amityville Injury Case Today
Get a free case evaluation from our personal injury lawyers and call The Carrion Law Firm at (631) 910-7493.