my wife was a passenger when we went down in a corner, she injured her knee and was off work from one job for a month and will be off for a total of 3-4 months from her part time job. in all she will miss out on 5000-6000 in pay. I want to know what she should expect to be offered for pain and suffering.
It is impossible to answer your question without knowing more facts. Did she require emergency room treatment? Is she currently treating for her knee injury? Will she require knee surgery? Is she in physical therapy? Will she make a complete recovery or have permanent injury to her knee? Did she sustain any other injuries? What are the size of her medical bills to date? Liability obviously doesn't appeaer to be a factor given the fact that she was a passenger. You also seem to have a general idea about what her economic wage loss will entail. All of these factors go into deciding the value of her case. You are well advised to have your wife hire a personal injury attorney of her choice to assist her on her claim. She will receive a much better result with an attorney than attempting to settle the case on your own. The statute of limitations for personal injury in Wisconsin is three years. Under 893.54, failure to file a lawsuit within three years from the date of the accident, will forever bar her claim.
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