subject: Personal Injury Lawsuits Involving Fractures And Further Injuries Due To A Vehicle Accident [print this page] Bone fractures are not uncommon in high impact automobile accidents. When the impact is enough to cause a fracture it will in many cases additionally cause various other types of substantial injuries. Attorneys who handle these claims ought to have a good grasp of how to determine all the loses suffered by the victim (including future losses) and be able to thoroughly pursue all possible defendants and sources of recovery.
In one case a man was out along the side of a road walking his dog when he was struck. The road did not have a sidewalk. The victim sustained a fractured ankle. The pedestrian also sustained a ruptured spleen which caused extensive internal bleeding and ended in renal failure. Only 57 years old, the plaintiff is now a candidate for a transplant and will have to have dialysis until he can get a transplant. The law firm that helped the man revealed that they were able to get a settlement for the sum of $2,500,000.
In the next claim a motor vehicle incorrectly went into an intersection striking the passenger side of a different vehicle. This caused the forty-four year old female front seat passenger to sustain a number of injuries. Her injuries included fractures to the pelvis, clavicle and several ribs. She also experienced closed-head trauma and a bladder laceration. She incurred roughly $85,000 in expenses for medical expenses. And her injuries kept her from returning to work. Before the accident the victim had been earning roughly $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 insurance policys personal injury protection coverage paid $36,000. The law firm that handled this case reported that they reached a settlement for $1.1 Million. An additional thirty six thousand dollars was paid out by the personal injury protection portion of the insurance policy.
A comparison of these 2 cases brings out that they have various factors in common. The plaintiffs in these 2 lawsuits both sustained several severe injuries beyond bone fractures. The injuries caused permanent disabilities. The injuries additionally resulted in a loss of income or loss of earning capacity. Medical expenses can easily amount to tens of thousands of dollars or more. Plaintiffs might further require future medical care.
Skilled lawyers understand the way to take numerous variables into consideration including the number and seriousness of the injuries, any lifelong disability or scarring, the sum of past and future medical costs for treatment of the injuries, the amount of lost income or loss of earning capacity, the kind of witness the victim and the driver will make, and even the history of other case settlements and recoveries in the case's venue. Experienced attorneys additionally know to pursue all possible sources of recovery including not only the driver(s) but also anyone else who may have been responsible to the accident or be vicariously liable, for example, the drivers employer.
In case of inadequate insurance it may be possible to tap into uninsured or underinsured provisions of any policies that cover the plaintiff. Occasionally it might even be necessary to go beyond insurance policies to other assets. Ultimately an experienced lawyer may make all the difference in the amount recovered.
