Victims of serious personal injury may be entitled to recover a number of types of damages from the defendant and his insurance carrier. Your attorney will thoroughly evaluate the details of your claim and recommend you pursue compensation based on the extent of your injuries, permanency, and the degree of wrongdoing exhibited. Depending on the factors associated with your case, you may be entitled to collect for:

• Compensatory Special Damages : Economic losses including medical surgical and hospital fees, past and future lost income and earning capacity, property damage, therapy costs, estimated future medical costs, etc.
• Pain and suffering: Money to compensate you for personal suffering and pain that resulted from the injuries. Includes damages for scarring and disfigurement.
• Emotional distress : Money to compensate the injured for the negative mental consequences of the resulting injuries
• Loss of Enjoyment of Life : Money to compensate you for the loss of your ability to enjoy the activities in your life before your injury.
• Loss of consortium : It may be determined that the injury was so severe as to effect spousal relations negatively
• Punitive damages : Punitive damages may be claimed to publicly punish the defendant for reprehensible conduct when the conduct was intentional or reckless and the action of the defendant outrageous.

The amount of damages you are allowed to collect in your serious personal injury case is dependent upon the amount of harm done. Your lawyer will recommend a combination of the above damages to be requested, and a jury or Judge will determine the final amount that will justly compensate you.

Find out more about your rights in case of a Serious Injury. Contact the serious injury lawyers at Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis in Philadelphia, PA for a one-on-one consultation.