How do Lawyers Calculate Pain and Suffering?

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When you get into a car accident, you’ll probably suffer injuries. This means you’ll need medical treatment. You could require surgery and physical therapy. You could be in a great deal of pain. This means you may be entitled to pain and suffering.

If you have file suit for your car accident, your Georgia car accident lawyer is going to demand damages. These damages may include:

  • Medical bills
  • Lost wages
  • Property damage
  • Pain and suffering

The good news is, you can demand pain and suffering Georgia. Some states limit how much you can ask for. Your attorney won’t have this problem. However, he’ll still have to do two things: calculate pain and suffering and prove your damages.

Unlike other types of damages, there is no way to prove pain and suffering objectively. There isn’t a receipt your lawyer can introduce. You can’t get a print out of how much money your pain and suffering is worth. Your attorney will have to prove it to a jury.

If you’re seriously injured in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia, call a car accident attorney. Your attorney will make sure you get all the compensation you deserve.

How Pain and Suffering are Calculated

For most types of damages, it’s not hard to calculate them. It’s a matter of putting a bunch of receipts together and adding it up. These types of damages are called economic damages:

  • Medical bills
  • Lost wages
  • Property damage
  • Permanent disability

However, you can’t measure pain and suffering in this way. They’re considered non-economic damages.

The following factors help determine your pain and suffering:

  • Does the person act like a person in pain would act?
  • Did the victim have any pre-existing injuries or conditions?
  • Can the victim do normal, everyday activities?
  • What did the person do for a living?
  • What did the individual earn prior to the accident?
  • How old is the victim? How many more years would they work?
  • Does the claimant have a family and children?

Your attorney can present all of this information to a jury. He’ll let them know how much you’re demanding. He will have to prove your pain and suffering in court. The defendant’s insurance company won’t just admit to pain and suffering. They won’t offer to pay it.

Your Georgia Car Accident Attorney Can Explain What Pain and Suffering Is?

Economic damages, such as medical bills and property damage, make you whole. They reimburse you for whatever money you’ve lost or paid out of pocket. Pain and suffering are different.

Pain and suffering are designed to compensate you for things that you can’t touch. They’re non-economic in nature. Pain and suffering include the following things:

  • Lost wages
  • Medical bills
  • Property damage
  • Emotional distress
  • Anxiety
  • Loss of social interaction
  • Fear of driving
  • Inability to sleep
  • Loss of family relationships

Your lawyer will present different types of evidence to prove your damages.

How Will Your Georgia Car Accident Lawyer Prove Pain and Suffering?

Your lawyer is going to have to prove pain and suffering. The jury won’t just award you this money. Your attorney will have to present evidence to prove that you’ve experienced emotional and physical distress.

The insurance company will try to prove that you shouldn’t get pain and suffering. If your case goes to trial, the defendant’s attorney will argue the following:

  • Videos of you playing sports, entertaining, and enjoying social activities
  • Evidence that you were depressed prior to the accident
  • Statements from people you know indicating that you’re not in pain

These things can hurt your case, and your attorney will prepare to overcome these challenges in advance.

Contact a Georgia Car Accident Attorney Today

If you’ve been seriously injured in a car accident, you should contact a knowledgable Georgia personal injury firm today. He can review your case and answer any questions you may have. He’ll look to see if you are entitled to pain and suffering. He can also assess what other damages you’re entitled to.

Your attorney will contact the insurance company and see if they’re interested in a settlement. Nobody wants to go to court. Chances are, the insurance company wants to settle as badly was you do.

Call and schedule your initial consultation today. You can meet with an experienced lawyer and see how strong your case is. The consultation is free and you pay nothing until you settle your case.

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