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Do you know what you are entitled to after a car accident or other injury in Cleveland County? Ask a personal injury lawyer at the Legal Advantage Group for advice and guidance on obtaining all the compensation outlined below.
All it takes is one drunken student in Norman to disrupt your carefully planned life. A DUI accident could leave you severely injured or even crippled when you were just on your way to a busy shift. Instead of clocking in at work, you could end up in the hospital, unable to work at all for a time, and potentially ever again, unable to provide for those you love.
Accidents like this happen all the time in Cleveland County, on the busy roadways leaving Oklahoma City, or the suburban driveways of Norman. And they are not even the only ways you can be injured. From household appliance explosions to medical mishaps, all kinds of everyday accidents, even a simple fall in the store, can cost you your savings, independence, and mobility.
There is some hope, however, if the injury was caused by someone else’s negligence, they can be made to pay for the costs connected to your harm. Regardless of whether they are a drunk driver in Norman, an OKC business owner, or a global company, their insurance can be made to pay for your damages. And if you follow the advice of Cleveland County personal injury lawyers at the Legal Advantage Group, you will find out just how extensive that financial compensation can be.
Few accidents happen entirely by accident; there is almost always someone or something to blame for an injury. When that injury is the result of your recklessness, foolishness or misbehavior, then you can generally only hold yourself responsible. In our Cleveland County DUI example, the drunk driver, if injured, will not be able to claim personal injury compensation from you, even with the best lawyer.
However, when the injury is caused by someone else’s negligence, criminal behavior, or other disregard for your safety, then they have the responsibility, or liability, for the harm you endure. Assuming they have appropriate insurance or resources to cover it, you can claim those harms as damages in a personal injury lawsuit against them. Most personal injury claims will not make it that far, however, as when faced with appropriate evidence of all the damages, insurers will generally make a fair settlement offer to avoid the cost of trial.
But they will not do so unless you force them to, as insurance companies’ bottom line often depends on paying out only what they are legally obligated to, and if they can get you to agree to less, they will. They will not hesitate to take advantage of your ignorance of the law to deprive you of vital compensation you need to get your life back and care for those you love.
That is why it is essential to work with experienced personal injury lawyers like those at the Legal Advantage Group.
Injuries have a way of affecting all parts of our lives, yet too often, folks in Cleveland County and throughout Oklahoma fail to include all of the ways they have been harmed in their personal injury claims. If you have suffered a severe or debilitating accident, it is crucial to speak with a qualified personal injury attorney to ensure you are not one of them and that you are not depriving yourself and your family of much-needed resources.
Make sure you get compensated for all of the following after an injury
These are probably the most obvious of damages, as you will no doubt have already received at least some of the bills from the hospital, ambulance company, doctors and other medical providers involved in the immediate aftermath of your injury. However, it is essential to remember that your medical costs include all costs leading up to your recovery, including:
As a result, it is imperative that you wait until your recovery is as complete as possible to file, while still filing within Oklahoma’s statute of limitations on the personal injury claim. The exact time limit to file varies based on who caused the injury and how; another reason to consult with an experienced personal injury lawyer is to ensure you file on time (insurance companies love nothing more than having you miss the deadline and having to pay you nothing at all).
One of the most sinister ways an injury can affect your finances is not captured in the money you pay out, but in the money you fail to collect. Few families in Cleveland County can afford to go months or even weeks without an income. Yet, injuries can often leave you unable to do so for considerable periods of time, resulting in significant financial damage.
Fortunately, that damage is recognized as harm due to your injury, which means a skilled personal injury lawyer can get it included in your claim. This means you could (and should) get compensation for the wages you lost due to the injury, as well as other sources of income or revenue you would have earned but could not, even for work around the house. In the case of permanent or long-term injury, we may even be able to see that you get compensation for future lost wages as well.
Not all harms from an accident or injury leave visible scars, medical bills, or missing dollars from your bank account. Some aspects of an injury are invisible, felt only in the pain you experience or the positive emotions you miss out on.
If your injury results in any kind of trauma or pain that leaves you unable to enjoy some aspect of your life, such as playing a favorite sport or enjoying time with your kids, those are genuine harms from the accident. As a result, they too can be included by an experienced lawyer as part of your personal injury claim, and can sometimes make up a very large portion of the damages you are compensated for in the end.
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Every serious accident in Cleveland County represents a life destroyed or disrupted, yet insurance companies in Oklahoma will only pay what you need and deserve if you force them to. To be sure that your personal injury claim after an accident includes every harm you have suffered, contact our Oklahoma City personal injury lawyers today.
The Legal Advantage Group team will help ensure that your family is not deprived of the compensation it needs. All you need to do to get started is call (405) 449-5777 or reach out to our team online, for free, to tell us about your situation. Together, we will help you get your life back on track, even after the most severe of injuries.