One of the most typical variety of injuries suffered by victims of motor vehicle accidents are fractures. Fractures generally occur to the legs, arms, pelvis, ribs, spine and skull. When the force of the accident is sufficient to produce a fracture it will probably additionally cause several other kinds of substantial injuries. Lawyers who prosecute these claims ought to have a good grasp of how to calculate all the loses suffered by the the injured party (including future losses) and be able to fully pursue all possible defendants and sources of recovery.

In one case a man was out along the side of a road walking his dog when he was struck. The road did not have a sidewalk. The victim sustained a fractured ankle. The man also sustained a ruptured spleen which caused extensive internal bleeding and resulted in renal failure. Consequently he will now require dialysis for the remainder of his life and making him a candidate for a liver transplant. He was only fifty-seven years old when the accident happened. The law firm that helped the man documented that a $2.5 Million settlement was reached on behalf of the victim.

The next accident occurred in an intersection where a motor vehicle that was legally in the intersection was hit on the passenger side by a different one. At the time of the accident sitting in the front passenger seat of the car that was struck was a forty-four year old female. The impact caused fractures to her clavicle, to various of her ribs, and to her pelvis. Her bladder was lacerated. Furthermore, she sustained closed-head trauma. Medical treatment for her injuries amounted to roughly $85,000. The woman could no longer do her job as an administrative assistant making approximately $18,700 per year. This resulted in a loss of earning capacity totaling more than $600,000. The motor vehicle insurance policy’s personal injury protection coverage paid $36,000. The law firm that helped the plaintiff documented that they were able to obtain a settlement for $1.1 Million (beyond the $36,000) on behalf of the victim

A comparison of these two cases reveals that they have various factors in common. The plaintiffs in these two accidents both suffered multiple serious injuries beyond bone fractures. The injuries left the plaintiffs with irreversible disabilities. The injuries additionally resulted in a loss of income or loss of earning capacity. Medical costs can easily reach tens of thousands of dollars or more. Plaintiffs might further require future medical treatment.

Attorneys who are experienced and skilled at dealing with these types of cases take a large number of elements into account, including whether there are visible injuries like scars; the impression made by the victim, driver and witnesses; even the history of other claim settlements and recoveries in the venue where the trial would take place. Insurance company adjusters often behave like there is a single definite value for each type of injury. The reality, however, that their formulas for figuring out the value of a claim tend to considerably undervalue its worth. These are complicated cases concerning devastating, life-changing injuries and the settlement ought to reflect this.