If you are the victim of a dog attack, slip and fall incident, car accident, or another type of personal injury case, then you could be thinking about hiring a personal injury attorney to help you. After all, you might have heard that you could possibly receive compensation for your accident. What you might not know is that there are potentially a few different types of financial damages that your personal injury attorney can help you fight for, such as the ones listed below. Of course, all of these examples will not be applicable to every case. However, your attorney can talk to you about your case and help you determine what types of financial damages you should fight for.
Medical Bills
One of your main concerns in regards to your personal injury case could be the medical bills that you are dealing with. On the day that your injury occurred — or very shortly after — you might have sought medical care. Ever since then, you might have had multiple doctors' appointments, physical therapy appointments, surgery dates, and more. Through it all, you might have racked up a lot of medical bills, and you might be worried that you are not finished yet. For example, if you are still suffering from injuries, you could be worried that you will need more medical care in the future and that you will continue to rack up even more medical bills. Luckily, this is one of the main things that your personal injury attorney should fight for when you go to court.
Lost Wages
You might have missed work on the day that you were injured, and you might have missed more work since then because you were recovering from your injury. Either way, you should know that your personal injury attorney can help you fight to be compensated for the wages you've lost or those that you might miss in the future because of your injury. Additionally, if your spouse or another close family member had to miss work to take care of you while you were healing from your injury, there is a chance that your family could be compensated for those lost wages, too.
Pain and Suffering
It's true that pain and suffering damages are sometimes paid in personal injury cases, although the amounts aren't always high. If you have suffered an immense amount of pain because of your personal injury, for example, there is a possibility that your attorney could help you fight for compensation for this pain and suffering. For more information, contact a personal injury attorney.
