Calculating
your brain injury settlement requires a lawyer’s help. First, you
and your lawyer will have to determine the type of damages to seek.
You may consider damages for the loss of earning capacity, as a brain
damage can seriously affect your ability to work. If you are unable
to do your job, or lose employment because of your injury, you can
include the loss of current and future incomes in your claims.
Second,
you have to add the expenses that you will need to pay in pursuing
your claims. Most attorneys who deal with personal injury cases are
willing to work on a contingency basis, which means that they’re
willing to wait for the case to succeed before they get paid. The
lawyers, however, will also be advancing money out of their own
pockets to pay for any expenses over the course of the case. This
includes fees for hiring medical experts on brain damage, court
expenses, and gathering evidence.
Finally,
you may also add extenuating factors to your settlement. For example:
there may be multiple parties you will want to sue for
negligence--this can raise your settlement value. The other factors
that may affect the compensation due to you include who the plaintiff
is and the clearness of liability. An experienced attorney will know
which areas of settlement would be worth pursuing, and will guide you
in determining the amount that would be rightfully due to you.
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