If you are a victim of an accident, then you may be entitled to claim personal injury compensation to cover the costs of treatment and lost income (see SafeWork Australia). The personal injury compensation you receive will depend on many factors including the severity of your injuries and any lasting effects you may have as well as the amount of compensation received by the other party involved in the accident. It is important to contact a personal injury lawyer immediately after an accident to discuss your case. The sooner you do this, the better chance you have of receiving the maximum personal injury compensation possible. Visit the Law Society to see a list of law firms specialising in this.
The personal injury lawyer will check whether or not you are eligible to claim damages from the defendant. The formula that insurance companies use to calculate damages usually starts with adding the cost of medical care to the normal annual income of the victim. These are the costs associated with the accident resulting in the injury. After this, they add lost income, pain and suffering, emotional distress or other non-monetary damages to the final figure.
A personal injury compensation claim is different from a personal injury lawyer (or a trial lawyer) who deals primarily in catastrophic personal injury cases. These lawyers work mainly with cases that result in permanent disfigurement, limb amputations, permanent brain damage, or extreme physical impairment. Other than catastrophic cases, these lawyers also deal with cases where the victim has been severely injured in an accident caused by another person’s negligence. In such cases, the victim may seek damages for damages to his or her own person and property. For instance, if a motorist hits another vehicle, the motorist may be held liable for medical and other costs resulting from the accident apart from the money that the victim will receive if he or she is successful in receiving compensation for his or her injuries.