The size of your hand injury settlement check will be determined in part by the totals on your recovery bills and how long it takes for you to be able to return to your job. The effect your hand injury has on your normal life will also play a major role.
What determines the Amount on My Hand Injury Settlement Check?
You won’t be able to get an accurate estimate on your hand injury settlement until your lawyer has heard about the details of your accident and been able to investigate what happened.
Your settlement check is largely valued on how long it takes you to heal. Everyone heals at a different pace, even from the same injury. Your lawyer gets the opinions of medical experts on how long recovery will take and the potential for flare-ups or complications in the months and years ahead.
A settlement check shouldn’t just cover your current bills. It should also factor in the potential care you’ll need in the future. This can include additional surgeries, another round of physical therapy, pain management, and even the potential for a permanent disability to develop.
A skilled California slip-and-fall lawyer helps you avoid accepting what may be a “lowball” settlement offer that won’t cover all of your hardships. In the months ahead, you may discover that a fractured finger bone or a wrist bone hasn’t healed properly. If you’ve already signed off on a settlement, you can’t go back to ask for more in support. All future costs become yours.
What Earns Compensation in a Slip-And-Fall Injury Claim?
After a fall at a grocery store, your apartment complex, or some other public place, you’ll need full support to return to your normal life. Your lawyer would work with your doctors and even expert medical witnesses to clearly demonstrate the severity of your injury. This evidence is critical to make sure insurers for negligent store owners, landlords, and other business and property owners can’t try to blame you for a trip-and-fall accident.
Your lawyer uses this proof to demand the maximum compensation from those who contributed to the cause of your fall and injury.
Your attorney seeks support for these economic and non-economic damages you’ve endured:
- All current medical bills and those expected in the future
- Full reimbursement for physical therapy costs to relearn to use and control your hand again
- Support for a permanent disability if your hand will never regain full function
- Support for the pain you experience and could continue to experience, including arthritis
- Support for the mental trauma the accident caused as well as trauma from a difficult recovery
- Support for the transportation costs to get to medical appointments (perhaps out of area) while you can’t drive
- Reimbursement for the benefits and lost income you endure while unable to work
- Support for a career change if your hand injury won’t allow you to return to your previous job
Contact a California Slip-and-Fall Attorney with Your Questions
After a slip-and-fall accident, one easy way to get clarity on your options is to take advantage of a free case consultation with a real California slip-and-fall lawyer. You can talk about what happened, the business owner’s responsibility, and how much you should expect to help with recovery.
Contact us today for a free case evaluation to find out how we can assist you. There’s no obligation and your case review is completely confidential.
If you feel we can help protect your case and earn you more, you don’t have to worry about having the money to hire a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement money an at-fault party is forced to provide.
