How Are Damages Assessed in a Personal Injury Case?
How to Assess Damages in a Personal Injury Case
When it comes to a personal injury claim, your experienced attorney will use a specific formula for the calculation of damages and financial losses you sustained during the accident.
The formula is actually relatively simple on the face of things, and it begins with the addition of the medical bills as a result of the injury.
These are referred to as “special medical damages.”
All the other damages (social, emotional, etc.) are then named “general damages”. Depending on the severity and painfulness of the injury, an insurance adjuster will multiply the special medical damages by either 1.5 or 5.
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