After accidents, victims need help understanding what their claims are worth. Without our lawyers, victims may not consider their non-economic damages, which are just as deserving of compensation as their economic damages. We can accurately assess your pain and suffering, making sure a lawsuit covers these losses.
While you can get damages from a settlement, you may claim more from a jury award. Settling or going to trial is your decision, and we can likely negotiate a fair out-of-court settlement for you. To do this, we need proof of your damages and the defendant’s liability. We will gather medical bills, income records, and proof of other expenses. Preparing your lawsuit will take time. Pennsylvania only gives injury victims two years to file, so initiate your case immediately.
For a free case review from our personal injury lawyers, call The Reiff Law Firm now at (215) 709-6940.
What Impacts Non-Economic Damages in Quakertown Personal Injury Lawsuits?
Personal injuries have economic and non-economic consequences for victims. Different factors affect victims’ non-economic damages, which are the intangible harms the suffer.
One factor is the severity of the victim’s injury and the physical pain it causes. Permanent or long-lasting injuries have worse effects than minor sprains. Still, victims may receive non-economic damages for less serious injuries.
A victim’s age at the time of injury affects their non-economic damages, too. As does the extent of medical treatment they need. Some injuries require multiple surgeries, rehabilitative therapies, and years of follow-up visits. Intense treatment affects a victim’s quality of life, entitling them to more damages.
Victims often underestimate their non-economic damages, thinking they deserve less for emotional distress or mental anguish. Let our lawyers carefully assess and calculate your non-economic damages and fight for your fair recovery.
Pennsylvania does not cap non-economic damage in personal injury lawsuits, meaning plaintiffs may claim large amounts from jury awards or settlements.
Will My Personal Injury Lawsuit Go to Trial in Quakertown?
Many victims file lawsuits expecting to settle. Though settling is likely, it is not required. If the other side’s offers never improve much, we can go to trial. Whether or not you do is your decision.
Entertaining settlement talks is worth it, as you might get good offers after some negotiation. Eyewitness statements, video footage, and other strong evidence may compel good out-of-court offers you are comfortable accepting.
There is no limit on how long settlement negotiations can take. Defendants might intentionally stall talks so victims feel forced to accept lowball offers. We will not let this happen and can go to trial in response. Defendants may want to avoid trials, so changing directions may yield a much larger offer.
You can take your case to trial at any time, even if settlement negotiations recently started. Victims may claim more from jury awards, and our personal injury lawyers can help you decide whether to take your case to trial in Quakertown.
Getting Proof of Damages for Quakertown Injury Claims
We need proof of your damages for a lawsuit. We can also prove why you deserve compensation for future damages that you have not incurred yet.
Medical Bills
Bills from emergency room visits, hospital stays, and follow-up appointments prove medical damages. Keep all invoices and give copies to our lawyers. We can keep records organized, avoiding future miscalculations.
Physician Statements
Your physicians can discuss ongoing treatments and their costs. Bad bone breaks and back injuries may need physical therapy, and facial injuries may need several reconstructive surgeries. Your lawsuit should cover these future medical expenses so you do not have to pay for them yourself down the line.
Income Records
Injuries from bad car accidents falls, or defective products make victims miss work. Some miss several weeks, while others miss months or years. Regardless, if you incur any lost wages, we can use income records to prove how much you deserve to recoup in your claim.
Out-of-Pocket Expenses Documentation
We can also organize proof of other out-of-pocket expenses, like property damage costs after car accidents. Victims may also recover the cost of in-house medical assistance and if they have to modify their homes to accommodate wheelchairs. If you had to hire child care because of the accident, tell our lawyers. Inform us of any newly incurred expenses, and we can see if they are recoverable in a lawsuit.
How Long Will it Take to File My Personal Injury Lawsuit in Quakertown?
Preparing lawsuits takes time, so reach out right after you suffer injuries. Pennsylvania’s statute of limitations for personal injury lawsuits is two years, which does not give you much time to sue.
Preparing lawsuits can take months, as our lawyers must obtain incident reports, interview eyewitnesses, gather medical records, and record damages. We also need to know how bad your injuries are, so you should not file until you get a final diagnosis. For some traumatic brain injuries, this takes months.
We may need all two years after the accident to investigate, gather evidence, and build arguments. However, if you need compensation and the deadline is fast approaching, we can still help.
We can see if any of Pennsylvania’s exceptions to the statute of limitations apply. The delayed discovery rule delays the start of the statute of limitations until a victim discovers their injuries. While car accident injuries may be immediately obvious, fractures from slip and falls may take time to become clear.
Pennsylvania also pauses the statute of limitations when victims are hurt as minors, when defendants leave the state for more than four months, or when defendants conceal their liability from plaintiffs. Even if tolling exceptions apply, you do not have an indefinite time to prepare and file, so you should contact us about your case immediately.
Call Our Injury Lawyers to Discuss Your Quakertown Case
For a free case analysis from our personal injury lawyers, call The Reiff Law Firm today at (215) 709-6940.
