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What is Needed for a Virginia Personal Injury Claim (Part B)
Does Your Virginia Personal Injury Claim Have Substantial Damages?
Even if you pass the first benchmark of a Virginia personal injury claim by showing the other party was completely at fault for your injuries, you're not done yet. The next thing you'll need to decide with your Fairfax personal injury attorney is the damages you are seeking with your claim.
An insurance company is not going to settle a claim for small things like $60 worth of paint repair for a scraped car door, or $150 for a routine doctor's check-up after the crash in which nothing is found to be wrong. Your injuries and losses need to be severe enough to warrant serious compensation if your claim is to be properly addressed.
Your Fairfax personal injury attorney will review your medical bills and the impact of the injuries on your life. The tangible damages such as medical bills and property damage are easily considered. Next if you are working and lose time and pay from work because of the injuries, these lost wages are also factored in as part of your requested settlement.
The most difficult type of damages to claim are the non-economical damages, known as pain and suffering. This amount is a monetary reflection of the emotional trauma you experience from the accident and injuries, as well as compensation for the life changes you have or will have to deal with because of your injuries.
Other damages may include expected future expenses such as medical bills for therapy and additional medical care. If you are expected to be out of work for a long-term period, or permanently, future lost wages can be added to your settlement request. In cases of wrongful death, a family can claim the loss of companionship and loss of financial support as damages.
The Bottom Line: Talk to Your Fairfax Personal Injury Attorney
There's no harm in contacting a Fairfax personal injury attorney to talk about your Virginia personal injury claim. Most of the professional, confident attorneys will offer free consultations and discussions about your Virginia personal injury claim. They'll tell you whether or not you have a claim at all, and then discuss your options for settlement.
Never trust a Fairfax personal injury attorney who promises you a big settlement, or guarantees any sort of time frame in which your claim will be settled. Your attorney has no more control over when the insurance company will make a decision than you do, and they can't guarantee a settlement when they're not the one making the offer!
Contacting a Fairfax Personal Injury Attorney
You don't have to deal with insurance companies and paperwork alone when you're looking to file a Virginia personal injury claim. Fairfax personal injury attorney Ben Glass fights to help victims in the Virginia and D.C. areas settle their personal injury claims.
For more information on personal injury cases click on this link for free access to a sample chapter of The Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim.
To set up a no-cost consultation, contact me today - 703-591-9829.
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- As a personal injury attorney and medical malpractice attorney in Virginia, I do not know a more ethical,professional,and aggressive when appropriate attorney in Northern Virginia.
- Ben Glass is a rare breed, he is an ethical lawyer with impressive integrity.
- I found Ben while searching for info on car insurance. He had done some videos with an insurance agent in Virginia that were really helpful when purchasing my first policy (can't be under mom and dad's forever!).
- I commend Mr. Glass for his excellent communications skills. Even a novice can understand his succinct, first-person narrative writing style.
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