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There is nothing more personal than an injury. Injuries can rob you of your financial stability, physical and mental well-being, and your future. Even minor personal injuries can present significant interruptions to your life. It can feel impossible to get past a personal injury, especially if someone else’s act of negligence or carelessness caused the accident. When you feel that you deserve financial recovery from an at-fault party, explore your opportunities for compensation. Fielding Law’s Mesquite personal injury lawyers can help with this process.
The possibilities for serious injuries are almost endless. However, some types of injuries are more common than others. In our years of legal services at law firm Fielding Law, our personal injury lawyers come across many of the same types of injuries that give rise to civil lawsuits. If you’ve suffered one of the following types of injuries, talk to a personal injury attorney about your rights to bring a lawsuit with your personal injury claim:
Bus Accidents Distracted Driving Accidents
Company Car Accidents Texting and Driving Accidents
Taxi Accidents Rear-end Collisions
Uber and Lyft Accidents Fatal Car Accidents
DUI Accidents Greyhound Bus Accidents
Aggressive Driving Accidents Hit and Run Accidents
These common personal injuries accidents can result in broken bones, head injuries, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, and wrongful death. A “catastrophic” injury is one that inflicts long-term pain or disability on the victim. If you have a serious or catastrophic injury and believe someone else is to blame, don’t hesitate to contact a injury lawyer.
Learning the facts about personal injury accidents can help you grasp the magnitude of this issue in the U.S. According to the National Safety Council (NSC), unintentional injuries have been the fifth-leading cause of death since 1991. In the United States, an injury severe enough to require medical evaluation occurs every second of every day. That translates into 4,520 injuries per hour, 108,500 per day, 761,500 per week, and nearly 40 million each year. Here are several other facts:
The odds of becoming a victim of an unintentional injury in your lifetime are high. It is often not a matter of if, but when. Not all unintentional injury victims have the right to sue someone for financial recovery. Only those with injuries that stem from someone else’s act of negligence, carelessness, or lawlessness can bring personal injury claims. Other types of claims, such as product liability and premises liability, require other elements of proof. Partner with an attorney for facts about your specific injury.
In 2013 (the most recent year data is available), unintentional injuries cost the United States $820.6 billion. This includes the costs of both fatal and nonfatal injuries, vehicle damages, medical expenses, productivity losses, administrative fees, and employers insured and uninsured costs. The value of lost quality of life in 2013 equaled an additional $4,253.9 billion. Motor vehicle accidents cost the most, accounting for $264.2 billion. At-home unintentional injuries followed, then work accidents and public accidents.
When employees sustain injuries that put them out of work, America pays. Most of the $820.6 billion in national expenses went toward wage and productivity losses ($388.4 billion). The second-largest component was medical expenses, totaling $219.8 billion in 2013. The total cost of personal injuries to the U.S. is the equivalent of 51 centers per dollar spent on food in the country. The parties that absorb the costs of personal injuries in the U.S. include private insurers, taxpayers, and the injured victims themselves.
Every personal injury case is worth a different amount depending on the impact the injuries have on the victim’s life and livelihood. The only way to get an accurate estimate of the value of your claim is to speak to an attorney. Otherwise, you may be able to get a rough idea by looking at the costs of your economic and non-economic damages. Adding up these expenses can give you an idea of what your claim could be worth:
To get a better idea of exactly what your specific personal injury case could be worth, speak to one of our personal injury attorneys at our law firm.
Personal injury attorneys exist to help the overwhelming number of people who face damages due to unintentional injuries. It is an injury attorney’s job to protect the interests of injured parties during insurance settlement negotiations and personal injury trials. Unlike insurance companies insurance claims adjusters, personal injury lawyers work for the injured party, not for a large corporation. When you trust a lawyer with your case, you can rest assured he or she is doing whatever possible to maximize your recovery amount. This is the opposite of what insurance companies will try to do, which is get you to settle for as little as possible to save them money.
By retaining a injury lawyer, you gain instant access to legal resources and professional assistance. You don’t have to research hundreds of federal, state, and local laws to get to the bottom of your claim. You get a team of injury lawyers with the ability to tackle these laws for you, and they will investigate your claim using tried and true methods. A personal injury attorney can help you identify the cause of your personal injury, name the defendant(s), and go about the filing process. You will enjoy a faster, more efficient, and more rewarding claims process.
Personal injury lawyers will help you achieve your goals for your injury cases. Whether you want to settle your personal injury cases as quickly as possible or go to trial in pursuit of maximum compensation, your attorney can help. At Mesquite law firm Fielding Law, our litigators perform excellent work in and out of the courtroom. We can go up against major insurance companies, large corporations, or individuals in pursuit of the recovery you deserve. No matter what factors your personal injury case involves, we have the power to handle it with dexterity. Call a personal injury lawyer at (214) 661-1537 or fill in our online form to speak with one of our personal injury attorneys about your claim. We offer a free consultation. Hablamos Español.
This is what our former clients have to say about us:
“Last year I had an accident and suffered head and back trauma. I went to Michael for help and they did a great job. They fought for me and got all my medical, and time loss at my job paid.” -Brenda Golderos