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Settlement and award figures from the nine cases listed below.
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What Damages Can I Recover for my Personal Injury Claim
What Damages Can I Recover for a Personal Injury Claim?
While each personal injury case is unique, most New York personal injury cases involve the following type of damages:
What Are Economic Damages in a Personal Injury Case?
Economic damages include your medical bills, future medical bills, lost wages, future lost wages, loss of pensionable income and out-of-pocket expenses.
Your expenses and financial losses related to the accident injuries, and recovery are included in economic damages.
Medical Bills/Cost of Medical Care
- You are entitled to collect medical bills which may include Hospital Bills, Physical Therapy Bills, Chiropractic Bills, MRI/X-Ray Bills, surgical costs, ambulance services, home health aide bills and pharmacy bills. Insurance may cover some, but not all, of these bills. If you can prove that your medical bills are related to your accident, you may collect for your medical bills, including future medical bills. Often times, you may need a Life Care Planner to estimate your future expected medical needs. If you are going to need medical care for the foreseeable future, this must be factored into the settlement.
- LOST WAGES/FUTURE LOSS OF INCOME
- If you miss time from work, you are entitled to bring a claim for your lost wages. If your injury forces you to retire or shorten your work life, you can also bring a claim for that. If your injury results in a lower pension for you, you may also bring a claim for that.
What Are Non-Economic Damages in a Personal Injury Case?
Non-economic damages represent the pain and suffering that an accident victim suffers as a result of their accident.
- Examples of non-economic damages include:
- Physical pain and suffering
- Mental trauma and anguish
- Emotional distress and anxiety caused by the accident and your injuries
- Scarring and disfigurement
- Disabilities and permanent impairments
- Loss of consortium (marital relations)
Calculating the Value of Your Damages
An injured person’s claim often involves both economic and non-economic damages. Proving these claims often requires expert reports or testimony. Your attorney may need to hire an economist, a Life Care Planner and call some of your treating doctors to testify about your injuries.
- Insurance Companies will try to minimize an injured person’s damages by arguing that the pain and suffering isn’t as bad as the Plaintiff claims. They will also argue that the economic damages are not as severe as the Plaintiff claims.
- This is why it is critical to produce documents that show a Plaintiff’s lost wages. These documents usually include W-2’s, work contracts, invoices, bills and receipts.
- A Plaintiff’s pain and suffering is based on the quality and quantity of the medical evidence. A Plaintiff needs to have medical evidence that the his/her injuries are related to the accident and also matches the Plaintiff’s subjective claims of pain.
Call Our New York Personal Injury Firm for a Free Consultation
Figuring out the value of damages of a case is unchartered territory for most people. That’s why someone involved in an accident should contact an attorney before accepting a settlement offer for a personal injury claim. If you have been involved in an accident, contact our office for a free case review We’ve been representing clients just like you for many years, working to secure compensation and bring justice to every case we take on.
- If you’re ready to partner with us, give Ryan Injury Firm a call today at (212) 441-4352.
Selected results
Outcomes that speak for themselves.
A selection of recent matters across New York City — the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island. Open any case to read how it was resolved.
Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome — every case is different, and past verdicts and settlements are no guarantee of future results.
01 Trip-and-fall on a City sidewalk $2.946M
Our client tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of a private home in the City of New York. He missed a significant amount of time from work and needed surgery as a result of the accident. He was eventually awarded more than $2.946 million.
02 Trip-and-fall on a City sidewalk $2.25M
Our client tripped and fell on a public sidewalk in front of a private home. Our office found documents through Freedom of Information Law searches that established Prior Written Notice of the defective sidewalk, and the case settled for hundreds of thousands of dollars more than the City initially said it would pay.
03 City negligence in a Sanitation garage $1.85M
Our client was injured inside a Sanitation garage. We helped him obtain his three-quarter disability pension and a $1.85 million settlement. We pushed the case to trial and obtained a settlement well over the City’s initial offers.
04 Trip-and-fall inside a DSNY garage $1.325M
Our client was a DSNY Supervisor who fell inside the garage where he was stationed. He ultimately had surgery, was forced to retire, and received a three-quarter disability pension. After we found documents showing the City knew of problems inside that garage, the City paid $1,325,000 to settle while the case was on the trial calendar.
05 Rear-end collision $1.1M
Our client was injured in a rear-end collision. The defendant claimed our client’s prior injuries were the real cause of the accident and the surgery. Our firm won Summary Judgment on Liability and prepared the case for trial. The defendant eventually offered $1.1 million while the case was on the trial calendar.
06 Broken pavement in a Sanitation parking lot $939K
Our client was a DSNY employee who fell on uneven pavement in a DSNY parking lot. The City’s first offer was $100,000. We pushed the case to trial and settled for $939,000 while the case was on the trial calendar.
07 Pedestrian knockdown $775K
Our client was struck while crossing the street. The defendant testified that our client was outside the crosswalk. We tried the case, and the jury found the defendant 100% liable; our client recovered $775,000.
08 Trial by another firm’s referral $770K
Our firm was hired for trial by another firm. The defendant’s pre-trial offer was $50,000. Our firm obtained a liability verdict for the plaintiff, who recovered $770,000.
09 Kings County damages verdict $750K
Lead trial attorney on a $750,000 verdict in Kings County (Brooklyn). The defendant’s pre-trial offer was under $25,000. Mr. Ryan obtained a liability verdict holding both defendants responsible, then a damages verdict of $750,000.
10 DSNY supervisor trip-and-fall $675K
Our client was a Sanitation Supervisor who fell on uneven pavement in a parking lot. He eventually underwent surgery because of the accident. We obtained a settlement of $675,000.
11 DSNY worker injured by defective equipment $475K
Our client was injured by a defect in equipment provided to him. The City initially denied anything was wrong with the equipment, and a prior firm declined the case. Patrick Griesbach obtained a $475,000 settlement after depositions concluded.
12 Slip on ice in a parking lot $450K
Our client fell on ice in a parking lot. The defendants moved for summary judgment asking the court to dismiss the case. We defeated the motion and settled the matter for $450,000.
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