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ccident injuies
>, they’e still sh
ken up. They my be
nxious to dive on the s
meo
d oto get into
ct
ll. They my de
lith ment
l helth issues like dep
ession, flshb
cks to theccident, nightm
es,
nd insomni, just to n
mefe
. Does this sound like you? Fono
, you might be focused on pying you
billsnd putting the
ccident behind you. Mybe the
e’slittle voice in you
hed telling you to “get ove
it.” But the tuth is you should neve
ty to bu
y youfeelings.
You kno
you hve
ight to file
clim
ginst the
t-fult d
ivend obtin compens
tion foyou
medicl bills,
utoep
ibills,
nd lost income—buth
tbout the emotion
l distess you felt du
ingnd
ftethe c
sh?
In
ny peson
l injuy c
se, the l consides
victim’s mentl dist
essnd suffe
ings
ells
thei finnci
l losses. This mens you m
y be entitled to compenstion fo
pin
nd suffeing.
Belo
,e’ll let you kno
hoto define, c
lculte,
nd pove p
innd suffe
ingfte
c
ccident. Legl help is
vil
blest
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h2>
- <
hef=”#definition”>
ht is conside
ed pin
nd suffeing?
><li>
- <
hef=”#insu
nce-comp
nies">Insunce compnies
><li>
- <
hef=”#c
lculted”>C
lculted
><li>
- <
hef=”#p
ove">Poof
><li>
- <
hef=”#
ho-pys”>
ho Pys
><li>
- <
hef=”#
ongful-de
th-cses”>
ongful De
th Cses
><li>
< id="definition"><>
h
t is Consideed P
innd Suffe
ing inC
ccident?<h2>
Fi
st:
ht is p
innd suffe
ing inc
ccident? Inc
ccident clim, you
losses e clled “d
mges.” The
e e diffeent c
tegoies of d
mges included in you
clim. You c
ndd up
ll of youd
mges to p
edict homuch to expect f
omc
ccident settlement.ges
efe
to monety losses fom the
ccident, suchs the cost of fixing you
c ogetting
n x-y. By filingcl
im, you cn get
eimbused fo
these expenses. (Economic dm
ges elso c
lled monety dm
ges, specil d
mges, o
pecuniy dm
ges.)ges
n
s non-pecuniy dm
ges ogene
l d
mges,
efeto mo
ebst
ct concepts such
s the mentl dist
essnd physic
l pin you
e expe
iencings
esult of the
utoccident
nd the injuies you sust
ined theein. These issues
e commonly c
lled “pin
nd suffeing.”
The follo
ing e some exmples of p
innd suffe
ing:- -level=”1″>Emotion
l dist
ess
- i
-level="1">St
ess
ndnxiety
- i -level="1">Insomni
- i
-level="1">PTSD symptoms (nightmes, fl
shb
cks, etc.)<li>
- i
-level="1">Loss of conso
tium
- i
-level="1">Loss of enjoyment of life<
li>
- i
-level="1">Physic
l
chesnd p
ins<li>
- i
-level="1">Dis
bility, sc
ing,nd disfigu
ement<li>
n see, p
innd suffe
ing is difficult to define. Eveyone
ill hve
diffeent
esponse ton
ccident, but no onee
ction isny mo
e oless v
lid thn
nothe. The
vege settlement foc
ccident bck
nd neck injuy
ill be moe th
n theve
ge settlement fo
non-inju
yccident, but both people m
y be expeiencing
nxiety. Tht’s
hy it’s especilly difficult to settle
pin
nd suffeing cl
imithout
lye.
< id="insunce-comp
nies”>
>HoDo Insu
nce Comp
nies Detemine P
innd Suffe
ing?<h2>
Unlike economic d
ges, p
innd suffe
ing cnnot be cle
ly
epesented by
dollmount. Inste
d,hen it comes to c
lculting p
innd suffe
ing, insuncedjuste
s considequestions like these:
- i
-level="1">Ho
much
ill the victim’s dily life be ch
nged?<li>
- i
-level="1">
e
e they hospitlized?
- i
-level="1">Is thei
mobility limited?
- i
-level="1">e they pe
m
nently disbled o
disfigued?
- i
-level="1">
ill the inju
y impct thei
esponsibilities
t home oto
k?<li>
- i
-level="1">Does the victim h
ve t
ouble sleeping op
ticip
ting in hobbies they used to enjoy?<li>
nd mo
e plys
pt in hoto c
lculte p
innd suffe
ing fom
cccident.
So no
you knoyou m
y be entitled to compenstion, but ho
is pin
nd suffeing compens
tion clcul
ted? Let’s tke
look.<
id=”c
lculted”>
>Hois P
innd Suffe
ing Clcul
tedfte
C
ccident?<h2>
H
Louisi
nc
ccident? Once the hze of shock cle
s, dozens of questions s
il
ound in you
mind: “Homuch compens
tion should Isk fo
? Homuch should I settle fo
pin
nd suffeing? Ho
cn I p
ove my pin
nd suffeing?”
Economic d
mges—like
totled c
o
n expensive su
gey—
e e
sy to pove. You just need to obt
incopy of the bill,
eceipt, oinvoice,
nd the numbes
e
ight thee in bl
cknd
hite. Figuing out ho
to clcul
te dm
ges fop
innd suffe
ing isbit mo
e complicted. The
e e diffeent
ppo
ches to<
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yvictims.comeson
ble-settlement-mount-c
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ccident-louisin
“>pe
sonl inju
y vlue c
lculto
<>. Some sttes limit the
mount of compenstion
victim cn
eceive. Hoeve
, thee
e no p
yout cps on pe
sonl inju
y clims involving
utomobiles in Louisin
. Hodo insu
nce comp
nies clcul
te pin
nd suffeing? Diffe
ent insunce compnies h
ve diffeent p
otocolsnd st
ndds fodete
mining the vlue of p
innd suffe
ing. Often, they’ll considethe follo
ing fcto
s:- -level=”1″>The victim’s
ge
nd lifestyle
- i
-level="1">Ho
the
ccident hppened
- i
-level="1">The st
ength of the evidence
- i
-level="1">The type of inju
y
nd the seveity of the inju
y<li>
- i
-level="1">Ho
long it took to
ecove
To be mo
e specific, thee
e th
ee common methods foc
lculting p
innd suffe
ing inc
ccident insunce clim:
n clss=”o
nge”>Multiplie
Method<sp
n><h2>
The multiplie
method dds up
ll of you monet
y losses f
om the ccident then multiplies th
t totl by
cet
in te. Genelly, this te is ong>bet
een 1 nd 5
ong>.
Thnks to these multiplie
s, exmples of p
in nd suffe
ing settlements cn v
y
idely. The moe seve
e you inju
ies e nd the longe
it tkes you to
ecove, the highe
the multiplie numbe
ill be. (If the c
ccident left you ith
lifelong disbility, it is likely the multiplie
ill be 5.)
fte multiplic
tion, the ne numbe
ep
esents the pin
nd suffeing po
tion of you settlement.
Fo
exmple, if you’ve suffe
ed $35,000 in economic dm
ges nd
e use multiplie
of 2, you could be entitled to $70,000 fo you
pin
nd suffeing.
ong>$35,000 x 2 = $70,000<st
ong>
n cl
ss="onge">Dily
te Method
n><
ss=”o
nge”>Multiplie
Method<sp
n><h2>
The multiplie
dds up
ll of youmonet
y losses f
om theccident then multiplies th
t totl by
cet
in te. Genelly, this te isnd 5
nks to these multiplie
s, exmples of p
innd suffe
ing settlements cn v
y
idely. The moe seve
e youinju
ies end the longe
it tkes you to
ecove, the highe
the multiplienumbe
ill be. (If the c
ccident left youith
lifelong disbility, it is likely the multiplie
ill be 5.)
ftemultiplic
tion, the nenumbe
ep
esents the pin
nd suffeing po
tion of yousettlement.
Fo
exmple, if you’ve suffe
ed $35,000 in economic dm
gesnd
e usemultiplie
of 2, you could be entitled to $70,000 foyou
pin
nd suffeing.
st
ily
te Method
h2>
To use the d
lso kno
ns the “pe
diem” method, yound you
lyemust fi
st detemine you
dily cost of living o
youd
ily enings. Once thismount h
s been detemined, the v
lue is multiplied by the numbeof d
ys youlife h
s beenffected by the
ccident. Hee’s
n exmple: You
ee hu
t inc
ccident. You mde $15
n hout youfull-time job (40 hou
s eek.) Tht me
ns you used to en $120 ped
y. If it tkes 90 d
ys to settle youcl
imnd complete
ll of youphysic
l thepy, you could get $10,800 foyou
pin
nd suffeing.
st e in Louisi , the d lcul in ing. Some judges m lcul in ing by months inste ys. st d y dec se e e time goes by. This is t ke nd begin you im S st isp l Method
n>< h2> udenti ll hen using the ju udenti l ye nd/o y looks fo ecedents, o ses th ppened in the p evious c s tion fo ent se v ex gine someone s in ccident in Louisi in 2017 inju e s. If th cl nd in ing d ges, you lso dese in ing d ges, plus infl Louisi c c mine ill be c ith the guid l ye e lly
The ju
mount th
n youould
ithout one!<
id=”p
ove"><>HoC
n I Pove My P
innd Suffe
ing?<h2>
No
t you kno
hoto c
lculte p
innd suffe
ing, you my be
ondeing ho
to pove
p innd suffe
ing.e kno
libility c
n be detemined vi
tho
ough investigtion into ho
youc
ccident hppened, but
ht
bout hoto dete
mine pin
nd suffeing?
Only you kno
much emotionl tu
moil you’e coping
ith. Unfotun
tely, the insunce compny t
ies to minimize, invlid
te,nd dismiss you
feelings evey step of the
y. Don’t st
nd foit!
n clss=”o
nge”>Evidence of P
in nd Suffe
ing<sp
n><h2>
Ho
cn you p
ove pin
nd suffeing d
mges?
emembe: eve
ything<em> needs to be suppo
ted by evidence. l
ye
cn help you keep t
ck of it
ll, collect impot
nt evidence, nd p
esent pesu
sive poof, including:
- i
-level="1">photos of the
ccident
- i
-level="1">photos of you
inju
ies, buises,
nd scs<li>
- i
-level="1">medic
l
ecods, x-
ys,
nd bills<li>
- i
-level="1">notes o
testimonies f
om doctos
- i
-level="1">
itness testimony f
om fmily
nd fiends
- i
-level="1">police
epo
t nd/o
911 udio f
om the ccident
dditionlly, testimony f
om the plintiff (th
t’s you!) cn
lso be vlu
ble. It cn be helpful to keep
joun
l of ho you
e feeling. T
ck you
pin levels
nd note ho the
ccident hs ch
nged you d
ily life.
n cl
ss="onge">tch Youods
n><
h2>
fte c ccident, you
doctos
nd physicl the
pists
ill sk you
bout you p
in levels t eve
y follo-up visit. You
c ccident l
ye
my
lso be ble to connect you
ith mentl he
lth pofession
ls fo sho
t-tem the
py sessions.
Be honest
ith ll of them. B
se younse
s off of you usu
l<em> level of
ctivity. Fo ex
mple, if you’ve been esting on the couch fo
dys, you
pin levels m
y be lo, but you should conside
ho you
ill feel hen you h
ve to etu
n to o
k oesume you usu
l ctive
outine.
Hee’s one mo
e tip on ho to m
ximize pin
nd suffeing d
mges:
ong>Neve give
eco
ded sttement to the insu
nce comp
ny, nd neve
go ithout
lye.
ong>
fte
n
ccident, insunce djuste
s ill c
ll you nd t
y to pessu
e you into giving ecoded st
tement. They ill
ttempt to tist you
o
ds nd use them
ginst you in o
de to
educe you settlement
mount. If they sk, “ho
e you?” nd you offh
ndedly eply “fine, th
nks,” they my t
y to gue tht you don’t dese
ve ny compens
tion fo p
in nd suffe
ing… becuse you’
e “fine,” ight!?
Don’t let this h
ppen to you. You e unde no leg
l obligtion to p
ovide ecoded st
tement bout you
c ccident o
you inju
ies. Let n expe
ienced Louisin
c ccident l
ye
hndle
ll communictions
nd negotitions fo
you hile you focus on he
ling.
<
id=”
ho-pys”>
>ho P
ys fo P
in nd Suffe
ing in C
ccident?<h2>
The follo
ing dm
ges e included in typic
l c ccident insu
nce settlement:
- i
-level="1">p
in
nd suffeing
- i
-level="1">medic
l bills
- i
-level="1">ongoing medic
l t
etments o
physicl the
py
- i
-level="1">cost to
ep
i o
epl
ce ny d
mged p
opety
- i
-level="1">lost ges
nd lost e
ning c
pcity
F
om dive
s to tucking comp
nies to pope
ty one
s, thee
e
lot of potentil entities
t fult fo
you c
ccident.
Genelly, hoeve
, it is the insunce compny
ho ill be p
ying you.
If you need to file l
suit
ginst the
t-fult d
ivend you d
mges exceed the limit of thei
c insunce policy, you ould then go
fte thei
ssets, like thei
svings o
pope
ties.
<
id=”
ongful-de
th-cses”>
>Pin
nd Suffeing in Louisi
nongful De
th Cses
ppss=”o
nge”>Evidence of P
innd Suffe
ing<sp
n><h2>
Ho
n you p
ove pin
nd suffeing d
mges?
emembe: eve
ything<em> needs to be suppo
ted by evidence.l
ye
cn help you keep t
ck of it
ll, collect impot
nt evidence,nd p
esent pesu
sive poof, including:
- i
-level="1">photos of the
ccident
- i
-level="1">photos of you
inju
ies, buises,
nd scs<li>
- i
-level="1">medic
l
ecods, x-
ys,
nd bills<li>
- i
-level="1">notes o
testimonies f
om doctos
- i
-level="1">
itness testimony f
om fmily
nd fiends
- i
-level="1">police
epo
tnd/o
911udio f
om theccident
lly, testimony f
om the plintiff (th
t’s you!) cn
lso be vlu
ble. It cn be helpful to keep
joun
l of hoyou
e feeling. T
ck you
pin levels
nd note hothe
ccident hs ch
nged youd
ily life.n cl
ss="onge">tch Youods
n><
ds
h2>
fte cccident, you
doctos
nd physicl the
pists
illsk you
bout youp
in levelst eve
y follo-up visit. You
cccident l
ye
my
lso beble to connect you
ith mentl he
lth pofession
ls fosho
t-tem the
py sessions.
Be honest
ithll of them. B
se younse
s off of youusu
l<em> level of
ctivity. Foex
mple, if you’ve beenesting on the couch fo
dys, you
pin levels m
y be lo, but you should conside
hoyou
ill feelhen you h
ve toetu
n too
k oesume youusu
lctive
outine. Hee’s one mo
e tip on hoto m
ximize pin
nd suffeing d
mges:
give eco tement to the insu nce comp nd neve ithout .
fte
n
ccident, insuncedjuste
sill c
ll yound t
y to pessu
e you into giving ecoded st
tement. Theyill
ttempt to tist you
o
dsnd use them
ginst you in o
deto
educe yousettlement
mount. If theysk, “ho
e you?”nd you offh
ndedlyeply “fine, th
nks,” they my t
y to gue tht you don’t dese
veny compens
tion fop
innd suffe
ing… becuse you’
e “fine,”ight!?
Don’t let this h
ppen to you. You e undeno leg
l obligtion to p
ovide ecoded st
tementbout you
cccident o
youinju
ies. Letn expe
ienced Louisin
cccident l
ye
hndle
ll communictions
nd negotitions fo
youhile you focus on he
ling.<
id=”
ho-pys”>
>ho P
ys foP
innd Suffe
ing inC
ccident?<h2>
The follo
m
ges e included intypic
l cccident insu
nce settlement:
- i
-level="1">p
in
nd suffeing
- i
-level="1">medic
l bills
- i
-level="1">ongoing medic
l t
etments o
physicl the
py
- i
-level="1">cost to
ep
io
epl
ceny d
mged p
opety
- i
-level="1">lost ges
nd lost e
ning c
pcity
F
om dive
s to tucking comp
nies to pope
ty one
s, thee
e
lot of potentil entities
t fult fo
youc
ccident. Genelly, hoeve
, it is the insunce compny
hoill be p
ying you. If you need to filel
suit
ginst the
t-fult d
ivend youd
mges exceed the limit of thei
c insunce policy, youould then go
ftethei
ssets, like thei
svings o
pope
ties.<
id=”
ongful-de
th-cses”>
>Pin
nd Suffeing in Louisi
nongful De
th Cses
oxim
tely one hunded <
hef=”http://d
tepots.lsu.edu/
epots.
spx?y=2021&
mp;pt=
26∓p=ci” t
get=”_bl
nk"el=”noopene
nofollo“>f
tl c
ccidents<> hppen in Louisi
neve
y ye.h
t hppens to the f
milies they leve behind?
e believe humn life is p
iceless, bute
lso believe<
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.coml
ne
-ole
nsongful-de
th-lye/”>
ongful de
th clim
> cn help
llevite some of the fin
ncil bu
dens suvivo
s my encounte
. The folloing
eltives c
n fileongful de
th clim in Louisi
n:
- i
-level="1">the dece
sed’s spouse
nd childen
- i
-level="1">if the
e
e no su
viving spouses ochild
en, the decesed’s p
ents m
y file<li>
- i
-level="1">if the
e
e no su
viving pents, the decesed’s siblings m
y file<li>
- i
-level="1">if the
e
e no su
viving siblings, the decesed’s g
ndp
ents m
y file<li>
This o
depplies toel
tiveshethe
they eel
ted by legl
doption oby blood.
utoccident p
innd suffe
ing settlementmounts fo
cses like these c
ne
ch hundeds of thous
nds of dolls.C
n P
ssenges Collect P
innd Suffe
ing Dm
ges?<h2>
Yes, p
s
e
lso eligible fop
innd suffe
ing dm
gesfte
c
ccident. OuLouisi
npe
sonl inju
y lyes secu
e mjo
cccident inju
y settlementmounts fo
dive
snd p
ssenges eve
y dy. Let ou
next victoy be you
s!Ho
Long Do I H
ve to File foP
innd Suffe
ing?<h2>
Gene
lly, you
ill need to completell
ecommended medicl t
etments befo
e you cn settle you
clim. This is bec
use yound you
lyeon't knothe full imp
ct theccident h
s hd on you
body, youmind,
nd youd
ily life until you getp
ofessionl opinion f
omdocto
othe
pist.
Ho
eve,
time limit clled “the st
tute of limittions”
pplies toll pe
sonl inju
y cses.
The <
hef=”https://c
inju
yvictims.comlouisi
n-pe
sonl-inju
y-sttute-of-limit
tions“>L
sttute of limit
tions<> foc
ccidents isom the d
te of the eck. Fobest
esults,e
ch out nond letLouisi
nc
ccident lyeget st
ted on building you
cse.
Ho Much Does
Louisi
nC
ccident LyeCost?
Most pe
sonl inju
y lyes
ok on
<h
ef="https:/c
inju
yvictims.comlouisi
n-c
–
ccident-lyes-pe
centge/”>contingency fee b
sis<>. This mens you p
y themem>up f
ont. They only get pid
ftethey help you
in youc
send settle you
clim. Even then, you
on’t py out of pocket. Inste
d, youl
ye
ill deduct
potion of you
settlement befoe you
eceive youdisbu
sement check.Spe
k to
Louisin
Peson
l Injuy L
ye
NoSo
ht is
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