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Personal injury claim calculator-how to file step Two

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Step Two in filing a claim is calculating out how much to ask for in the claim.Once again this is all done for you if are using a personal injury attorney or personal injury lawyer, but if you have decided to go it on your own or would just like to add up the figures for yourself then this is how you would go about adding everything up.

Your Personal Injury Claim Calculator

Each personal injury claim is different and is based on unique circumstances. It is  important to get a basic idea of the expected claim amount. Here are some of the important factors that determine the personal injury claim value:

the party at fault must pay for the following:

“Medical costs
Income lost during treatment and aftercare
Income lost due to the injury when the individual goes back to work (if at all).
Compensation due to stress, loss of experiences, missed special events, depression and anxiety.

The formula that most insurance companies use for calculating the damages starts with computing the medical special damages, which are the total medical expenses incurred as a result of the personal injury. This is used a base figure, to which are added the general damages, which relate to suffering, depression and other non monetary claims.

In the case of personal injury claim in which the injuries are not too severe, the formula used by insurance companies is:

personal injury compensation = (special damages x 1 or 1.5 or 2) + income lost as a result of the injury)

In the case of a personal injury claim in which the injuries are severe and lead to a lot of non monetary loss (such as stress, depression, anxiety, lost experiences etc.), the formula used by insurance companies is:

personal injury compensation = (special damages x 4 or 4.5 or 5) + income lost as a result of the injury

In the case of a personal injury claim in which the injuries are extremely severe and lead to excessive non monetary loss (such as stress, depression, anxiety, lost experiences etc.), the formula used by insurance companies could even be:

personal injury compensation = (special damages x 9 or 9.5 or 10) + income lost as a result of the injury”

These are just examples of the  many calculations that have to be made to to figure the total for your personal injury claim.

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What Is A Personal Injury Attorney

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Definition of a Personal Injury:

 is a injury that is inflicted on ones self being either pysically or emotionally, and not that of ones property but the self.Which brings us to our next question?

What is a Personal Injury Attorney and what do they do?

A Personal Injury Attorney is an attorney who specializes in helping those individuals out who have had a ” personal injury”. These personal injuries can include: motor vehicle accidents,work related accidents,slip and falls,on premises liabilities,birth defects,child and elderly abuse, defective products. The job of the attorney is to file claims and fight to get what it is that you deserve and need as far as  medical attention pay and compensation and or replacement of the damaged goods and so on.

Who needs a Personal Injury Attorney?

If you have had or someone you know has had a accident and the guilty party is not willing to coperate with you or them then it is time to get the legal guidance of an attorney preferably that of one who specializes in personal injury. If you feel that you have a unique case and do not believe that the help of a general practicing lawyer is for you, you can find an attorney that has a very specific field of practice ( this would be a good idea if a loved one or relative has died from the result of of the negligence on the part of the guilty party or, on or at the premises of the party:such as a slip and fall situation at a local grocery store) such as a car accident attorney who only deals with those cases that involve car accidents or even more specific, they only deal with tractor trailors that hit motorcycles for example.

How much do a Personal Injury Attorneys usually cost?

Most lawyers out there will give you a free consultation or( tell them about your case session) so that they can get a feel for whats going on in the case, if they feel that you have a fair chance at winning the case and how much that you can expect to get from the case ( this can very some attorneys will not tell you how much you will get from the case and that it will take some time to calculate the amount, it just all depends).Almost all of the time a lawyer will work on the bases of a system called the “contingency fee”. Basically if you win then you pay them a percentage of the total of your damages collected sometimes it is 25% and sometimes it is as much as 50% but most of the time it is in the neighborhood of 30%-35%. Note (the contingency fee only applies if the case is won, if you lose the case then you do not pay the lawyer).

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