Our faces are the first thing people recognize when we walk down the street. Unfortunately, in a pedestrian accident, our faces can be the first thing to be put in jeopardy. A strike from a careless driver can leave our face and the bones that make up its structure at risk.
Pedestrians may suffer a broken nose or jaw, or broken teeth and require expensive medical care. Victims can also have their appearances affected for life. It’s important to allow a skilled California pedestrian accident lawyer to safeguard you after an accident and fight to make sure you receive full compensation from a car insurance company.
A Free Consultation for California Pedestrian Accident Victims
When a driver’s carelessness is responsible for your facial injury, it’s critical to go over your options with a skilled personal injury lawyer. A car insurance adjuster may tell you you aren’t owed anything for your injuries or financial and emotional hardships. This isn’t true, but if you aren’t aware of what you can demand from an at-fault driver’s insurer, you may miss out on securing the compensation you need to make a full recovery.
A California Pedestrian Accident Broken Bone Injury Lawyer protects you during settlement negotiations to make sure you and your family receive everything required to pay hospital and restorative surgery bills. Contact Maison Law to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation and find out what your facial bone injury is worth and how to maximize your pedestrian accident injury claim.
Facial Bone Injury Risks for California Pedestrian Accident Victims
Pedestrians may not consider how much an injury to a bone that makes up the face can affect and even endanger their lives. Those on foot sent to the ground by a fast-moving car can fall with their face leading the way.
A nose fracture can cause serious breathing issues. A blow to the jaw or damage to teeth will make eating and talking very difficult. Nerve damage that comes along with a broken facial bone will make it difficult for victims to smile or show other emotions. And that damage may end up being permanent.
A face that collides with the metal body of a car can suffer cheekbone damage. The front of the forehead is actually part of the skull and a fracture there might threaten the brain it protects.
The physical and emotional pain can continue for years for pedestrian accident victims suffering a facial injury. A California pedestrian accident attorney makes sure victims have what they need to pay for the best care available to fix the damage and restore their appearance.
Facial Fracture Outlook for Pedestrian Accident Victims
After a serious facial injury such as an orbital fracture (eye-socket fracture), the priority will be to ensure the bones are back in place so they can heal normally. The restoration of the function of the face is also a top concern.
The Cleveland Clinic reports that a pedestrian injury involving multiple fractures of multiple bones will often require reconstructive surgery. Surgical wires and screws will be used to try to set the delicate bones back in place before they heal abnormally. Surgeons will try to restore:
- The patient’s ability to see, chew, swallow, and breathe.
- The patient’s appearance back to the way it was before the accident.
Medical experts at the Cleveland Clinic find that recovery times for facial injury surgery patients is very different because the injuries are so different in each case. Facial swelling and bruising may show for a few weeks. After a couple of months, patients may be closer to recovery.
Of course, these estimates are for patients who can achieve full recovery. Some car accident victims suffer permanent disfigurement and never get back to the way they once looked. Patients may endure a permanent loss of their sense of taste or smell. Some patients will need many sessions of physical therapy to try to restore function to face muscles and be able to eat normally again.
A California Facial Fracture Pedestrian Accident Lawyer would go over the long-term outlook of any client and determine what the victim will need in the future to live with a debilitating injury. This is additional support a skilled lawyer would secure, on top of the compensation to pay current medical expenses and those expected in the future.
Earning Compensation for Pedestrian Accident Facial Fracture Victims
Your California pedestrian accident lawyer will fully investigate your case and secure all evidence available against the at-fault driver. This is important so that when an auto insurer attempts to blame you for your accident or tries to downplay the facial damage you’ve suffered, proof can be provided immediately.
A strong case also plays a big role when your attorney negotiates with an insurance company over how big your settlement check should be. Any settlement offer must include your recent hardships and the damages that may arise down the road, including additional surgeries and physical therapy.
The hardships that will be considered when determining your amount of compensation will include these factors and others:
- Past and future medical bills. You’ll need money for additional reconstructive and restoration surgeries.
- Support for any permanent disfigurement.
- Life-long support for a permanent disability.
- Travel costs for doctor and surgeon appointments, sometimes to see specialists in other cities.
- Support for the pain you may continue to endure.
- Support for the emotional trauma that comes along with a very visible facial injury. Patients can deal with depression through a long, difficult recovery. They may have social anxiety over their appearance.
- Loss of enjoyment of life.
- Past and future lost wages and benefits.
Contact a California Facial Injury Pedestrian Accident Lawyer
You have two years from the date of your pedestrian accident to file an injury claim. You shouldn’t wait. Evidence can disappear and witnesses can be hard to track down if you delay contacting a personal injury lawyer.
If you or a loved one have suffered a pedestrian accident injury due to a careless driver’s mistake, contact a California Pedestrian Broken Bone Attorney with Maison Law. We offer a free, no-obligation consultation to all California accident victims and their families. It’s a no-risk way to find out what your facial fracture is worth and how to demand a fair settlement from an insurance company.
If you decide we can help you earn more for your broken facial bone injury, you don’t need to worry about having the money to hire a lawyer. We only get paid if we win your case. Then our fee comes out of the settlement you are awarded.
