It’s hard to accurately put a price on your injury and suffering until a lawyer can examine your case. However, at the very least, you should demand that all medical bills be covered and that your lost income at work be reimbursed fully.
Other factors should also lead you to increase the amount you demand, such as the pain you’ll have to live with in the future. The changes a painful knee injury forces you to make in your family life and work life must also be considered.
How Can a Lawyer Help Me Demand and Secure More on a Knee Injury Settlement Check?
Property owners and business owners are both obligated by law to protect visitors to their stores, offices, and other properties. A landlord must keep conditions safe in and around rental properties. A grocery store owner or corporate owner must keep aisles clear of puddles and debris, so shoppers don’t have the chance to take a trip-and-fall to hit their knee on the hard floor or on the pavement outside.
When these and other “duties of care” are ignored and someone suffers a knee injury, victims can file claims against the owner’s liability insurance provider and even sue owners and insurers.
If your injuries are serious, such as a broken bone or head trauma, you may want to get the help of a skilled lawyer. An experienced lawyer will know what you should demand in financial terms and will also make sure you receive compensation for some factors you may not have thought of.
Your lawyer is also a safeguard when insurance companies try to blame you for a trip-and-fall accident. They may claim you were clumsy or that the traction on your shoes was worn. Your attorney gathers the evidence needed to toss out these weak arguments. Your lawyer then demands the maximum in compensation available for you.
Determining What a Negligent Property or Business Owner Should Pay After Causing a Trip-And-Fall Injury
Any demands you make from an insurance company must factor in your current hardships and the symptoms (knee pain, loss of mobility, etc.) that may cause problems in the future.
These are a few of the things you should consider when deciding how much you should ask for in a trip-and-fall injury claim:
- How long it will take you to heal
- How long you will have to be out of work and miss paychecks
- The cost of your doctor bills, physical therapy, and medical equipment
- The lifelong costs of a permanent physical disability involving a knee injury
- The cost of transportation to doctors’ appointments and to see out-of-area specialists while you can’t drive
- The physical pain you may have to deal with for years or a lifetime
- The emotional trauma an accident and a difficult recovery will cause
- The loss of enjoyment of life knee injury patients must often deal with (missed family activities, loss of the ability to participate in hobbies, etc.)
Contact a California Trip-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 trip-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.
