What To Know About Pain And Suffering Payouts In Auto Accidents
Posted on: 16 September 2020
Were you in a car accident that caused a substantial physical injury? If so, you should be owed more than the value of your medical bills. You deserve to receive pain and suffering damages for suffering an injury, which is why you want to know the following things about receiving compensation.
Visible Injuries Are Worth More
One thing to keep in mind about pain and suffering is how judges and juries are going to gauge the seriousness of your injury. If you are dealing with mental anguish from an injury, chances are that you won't get the pain and suffering compensation that you need. However, an injury that caused a broken bone and required surgery to fix is quite clear to others that you deserve pain and suffering damages. That is because broken bones and surgery are easy for people to see and hard to dispute by the defense attorney.
Visible Damage To Vehicles Can Help
It also helps to have major damage done to your vehicle to help prove that the injury was serious. You could have two cases with identical injuries and identical treatments, but the case that has more serious damage done to their vehicle is going to be worth more in terms of pain and suffering. It is unfortunate, but having clear photos of the damaged vehicles resonates more with judges and juries. A major neck injury caused by whiplash can happen in small accidents, which is why the seriousness of your injuries needs to be conveyed properly if you do not have visible vehicle damage that was documented.
Permanent Damage Can Result In High Compensation
Another factor that can greatly impact your pain and suffering damages is if you have some sort of permanent damage caused to your body as a result of the accident. This could be something as major as being confined to a wheelchair or could even be something like a permanent scar on your body. If the injury impacted you in a way that lasts forever, you'll receive more compensation than a temporary injury that you'll completely recover from. When it comes to scars, your gender can make a big difference when factoring how much that scar is worth. If you are a woman and have a visible scar, it is possible that a judge or jury will view it as more damaging as opposed to a man with a similar injury.
Contact an auto accident attorney to learn more.
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