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What is a fair amount of pain and suffering for being rear ended?
Asked on Aug 28th, 2014 on Personal Injury - Wisconsin
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I had been in an accident several years ago (much worse than this one) and know now that I certainly did not get a fair amount of pain and suffering compensation. I don't want to make the same mistake again. Medical complications included headaches, whiplash injuries for my husband and myself and some temporary vision problems for my husband. I have seen a chiropractor several times over the course of one month, and my husband went in to get his eyes checked. No permanent issues with his eyes. But his neck was sore for a long time and my back has been a real struggle bring back some of my sciatica issues from the past that were finally gone for so long!
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There are numerous factors that must be known before your question can be answers in an intelligent manner. The amount of medical bills, the clinical notes of the treating health care providers, medical history, etc. a lawyer who tells you now, on the basis of the information you have provided, that he can tell you what is fair for pain and suffering should not be trusted.
Answered on Sep 02nd, 2014 at 3:38 PM
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The amount of compensation is dependent on the facts, and, sometimes, on what insurance company you are dealing with. I think the best thing you and your husband can do is to get a good lawyer who regularly represents people injured in automobile accident cases to represent you. It still might be difficult getting a fair settlement of your claims, but at least you will have the expertise of that lawyer to help you determine the fair value of the claims. Factors include the amount of the bills, any wage loss, the duration of the effects of the injuries, the amount of damage to the cars, whether the treating doctors or chiropractors are considered to be good practitioners, etc. I do not think you or your husband will recover fair compensation if you try to settle the cases yourselves.
Answered on Sep 01st, 2014 at 7:23 PM