When someone acts negligently, it can cause an accident that harms other people. Accidents can result in injuries, financial loss, and an uncertain future. If you or a loved one is dealing with the aftermath of an accident, you may have legal options. The Pine Bluff personal injury lawyers from McMath Woods P.A. can help you get the justice you deserve. When our law firm is on your side, you’ll know that we’ll fight for your best interests and to get full and fair compensation for your injuries.
What Will Your Lawyer Fight for You to Recover?
Your lawyer will look into the financial and other consequences of the accident to calculate the amount you should receive in compensation. Those categories can be split into economic and noneconomic damages.
Economic Damages
These are the financial damages of the accident. This includes past and future medical bills, like staying in the hospital and affording future care, lost wages from missing work, property damage, diminished earning capacity, and in some cases loss of earnings.
Noneconomic Damages
The damages that aren’t financial have to do with how the accident has affected you emotionally. Your pain and suffering of living with the injuries, loss of enjoyment of life, emotional distress, and loss of consortium.
While a lawyer will keep your best interests in mind, this doesn’t mean that other parties will. Before you’re able to contact a lawyer, it’s possible that the insurance company involved will reach out. The insurance adjuster will try to obtain information about the accident and your injuries. They’ll use this information to try and settle the case as quickly as possible.
However, this does not mean the settlement they offer reflects the amount of damages and loss you’ve incurred. The insurance company is protecting their bottom line first, which can mean that they’re not offering you a fair settlement amount. If you accept a settlement that’s less than you deserve, it could mean that you won’t be able to cover the costs of the accident.
To start protecting your rights, you should reach out to an attorney as quickly as possible. Our Pine Bluff personal injury lawyers will help you deal with insurance companies so they get the information they need but will not put your case in jeopardy.
Your lawyer will assess all the ways the accident harmed you and will seek the compensation you deserve. We’ll fight for you by launching an investigation of your case and gathering the evidence necessary to prove that you were wrongfully injured and deserve to recover damages for what you’ve been through.