Valuing an Injury Claim
Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyers
“What’s My Claim Worth?” Understanding the True Value of Your Personal Injury Claim
After an accident with injuries, you will soon be hearing from a claims adjustors with an insurance company. They will gather information and at some point they will make you a settlement offer. But how do you know if that settlement offer is reasonable? If it will cover all of your expenses?
The ability to correctly assess the cost of an injury and the value of an injury claim is one of the greatest benefits of working with an experienced Phoenix injury attorney.
At the Phoenix law office of Solomon & Relihan, we have been helping injured people in Arizona since 1974. We have handled every type of personal injury claim — from burn scars, brain and head injuries, to back, neck and spine injuries — and we’ve done so many times. We have access to a wide range of expert resources:
- Medical specialists who can help with an accurate diagnosis and an understanding of rehabilitation options available to our client. Some injuries lead to medical problems later in life. For example, a serious fracture of a joint often leads to arthritis in that joint later in life. That should be factored into your settlement offer.
- Life planners and rehabilitation specialists who understand the services the injured person will need throughout their life for a lasting disability.
- Economists to understand the financial costs of those services, as well as how the injury may affect the person’s ability to earn a living.
You Have Only One Chance for Compensation — Make Sure It’s Enough
Serious and traumatic personal injuries are costly in many ways. It’s not only the initial hospital bills that must be covered by the settlement. You should also be compensated for later medical bills and rehabilitation costs. If you can no longer do the work you once did, or if the injury could limit your opportunities for advancement, you can be compensated for that as well.
In many cases, you may also qualify to be compensated for pain and suffering. Insurance companies often do not want to pay for pain and suffering because there is no bill attached to it but think of the impact that pain has on your quality of life. Pain limits your activities and movement. It causes sleeplessness and loss of appetite. It robs you of energy. Pain is real and you should be compensated.
Contact Solomon & Relihan, Phoenix Personal Injury Lawyers
Before you accept any settlement offer, talk to a lawyer. If the insurance company is not being reasonable, your attorney will know and can fight for you in court.
Contact the Phoenix law offices of Solomon & Relihan to schedule a free initial consultation. For your convenience, home and hospital visits are available upon request.
