After a personal injury accident, it is natural to want to know what your case is worth. While no attorney can guarantee how much compensation you will recover, they may be able to provide an estimate after evaluating your claim.
The worth of your claim is determined by numerous factors, including whether causation and liability are in dispute, the severity of your injuries, and the available insurance coverage or other assets to pay your damages.
At Meyers & Flowers, our Chicago personal injury attorneys work tirelessly to help maximize your compensation and help you recover every dollar you deserve.
Proving Liability in Your Chicago Personal Injury Claim
To be able to recover compensation for your damages, you must prove that another party was at fault. In most personal injury cases, that means proving negligence. To prove negligence, you must establish that four elements exist:
- The defendant owed you a duty of care.
- The defendant breached that duty of care by their negligent action or inaction.
- The defendant’s breach of duty was the cause of your accident and injuries.
- You suffered actual damages because of the defendant’s action or inaction.
Your attorney must provide substantial evidence to prove each element of negligence before you can recover damages. If your evidence is weak in one or more of these elements, you may not be able to recover any compensation, or your case may be worth much less.
At Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys, our skilled personal injury attorneys know how to build your strongest case and maximize the worth of your claim.
Proving Damages in Your Chicago Personal Injury Claim
We must evaluate your damages to determine the value of your claim. If you only have minor injuries or if there is inadequate proof of your damages, your claim will be worth less. You must follow the advice of your attorney to help prove the value of your damages.
Your compensation will generally consist of economic and non-economic damages. Your economic damages include your current and future medical costs, lost wages, property damages, and other out-of-pocket expenses incurred due to the accident and your injuries.
It is essential that you seek immediate medical attention and that you follow any medical plan provided by your doctor. The more significant your injuries, the more your claim will be worth. However, we must be able to prove the severity of your injuries. If you do not seek medical attention or do not follow up with your treatment plan, you will not be able to prove the actual value of your damages.
Your non-economic damages include pain and suffering, mental and emotional distress, loss of consortium, loss of enjoyment of life, scarring and disfigurement, and other intangible losses. Keeping a pain journal to document your suffering and the impact your injuries are having on your life can help prove your damages. Additionally, witnesses and medical records can help support the value of your economic damages.
We will use a variety of evidence to prove the value of your claim, depending on the specific facts of your case. At Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys, we often work with medical, economic, and other industry experts to establish the existence and value of your current and future damages to help maximize the value of your case.
Schedule a Free Consultation With a Meyers & Flowers Personal Injury Attorney
To maximize the value of your personal injury case, you should seek the help of an experienced Chicago personal injury attorney. At Meyers & Flowers Trial Attorneys, we have a proven record of recovering maximum client compensation, and we want to help you get the justice and compensation you deserve.
Call (630) 576-0528 or visit our contact page and schedule a free consultation to discuss your personal injury case.