A serious car crash can be life-changing and can quickly cause financial strain when expenses like immediate medical care, property damage, and ongoing medical expenses accumulate. The compensation you can seek for your losses depends on factors like the extent of your injuries, property damage, pain, and suffering.

Common types of compensation available include:

Economic Damages

Economic damages are direct costs you have incurred because of a personal injury. They are objective monetary losses that can be easily calculated. An accident victim can recover damages like:

• Medical bills - You can recover medical bills you've incurred since the date of the accident.
• Property damage - Recover compensation for property damage or replacement of your vehicle.
• Ongoing medical treatment - If you need ongoing or lifelong care, you can recover compensation to help cover these future expenses.
• Lost wages - If you’ve had to miss work because of the accident and your injuries, you can seek compensation for your lost income. 
• Lost earning capacity - Lost earning capacity refers to a loss of the ability to earn future income. 
• Physical therapy - After an accident, you may seek physical therapy to help regain any lost mobility and heal as quickly as possible. 
• Household services - You can recover household services expenses if you need help with household tasks after a car accident. This can include cleaning, cooking, laundry, washing dishes, and grocery shopping.

Non-Economic Damages

These damages are more subjective and more challenging to prove. They don’t have a specific monetary value and pertain to how the crash affected the car accident victim’s quality and enjoyment of life. These types of damages include:

• Pain and suffering - a personal injury lawyer can help you determine fair compensation for pain and suffering damages.
• Loss of consortium - This refers to the loss of companionship, love, care, affection, and comfort because of sustained injuries or death.
• Disfigurement and scarring - Scarring and disfigurement sustained in an accident are constant reminders of the pain and suffering experienced. 
• Emotional distress - A car accident can have a significant impact on a car accident victim and can cause emotional trauma and suffering. 

A car accident lawyer can help you calculate and prove non-economic damages. Our law firm offers free consultations to discuss your legal options. Call us today to learn more about the damages you can pursue in your car accident case.