We cannot say how much compensation you can collect for your personal injury claim until we talk with you and explore the facts of your situation. Every case is different because each person’s injuries are unique.

For example, one person might get sick for a couple of days from eating tainted ground beef. Another person might end up in the hospital for a week, and yet another could die from the illness.

Here are some of the types of damages we have won for our personal injury clients:

• Medical expenses. When someone’s careless act injures you, you can go after the reasonable cost of the medical care to treat the harm you suffered. This can include things like the ambulance, emergency room, hospital, doctors, prescription drugs, x-rays and other imaging studies, diagnostic procedures, blood tests and other lab work, physical therapy, and surgery.
• Ongoing medical care. The costs of staying in a rehabilitation center or long-term care facility can be astronomical, but catastrophic injuries can make these services necessary.
• Lost wages. You can seek compensation if you missed time from work without pay because of your injuries. Wages, salary, self-employment, and other forms of income can fit into this category.
• Decreased earning potential. Your injuries might cause you to seek a job that pays less money, or you might have to work fewer hours. For example, a back injury might make your previous job too painful if that position required you to stand for long hours or lift heavy items.
• Disability. Sometimes a devastating injury leaves the person unable to work at all to support himself.
• Pain and suffering. Most significant injuries involve physical discomfort and emotional distress. Not knowing whether you will walk again or regain full function can be emotionally stressful.
• Other non-financial damages. Some people qualify for compensation for intangible losses, like disfigurement, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), or a spouse’s claim for loss on the consortium.
• Wrongful death. If your close relative lost his or her life because of someone else’s mistake, negligence, failure to act, or wrongful act, we might be able to go after additional damages for the legal beneficiaries.

The damages you can pursue will depend on the facts of your case.