When filing a personal injury lawsuit, your Bloomington personal injury attorneys will consider a long list of possible factors that will determine your settlement value, based on the damages you can claim. The following is a damage evaluation checklist that outlines the different elements of damages you may be able to recover if you can provide sources of evidence. Make sure you can provide your Bloomington personal injury attorneys with answers to all of these questions:
- Has your pain and suffering been thoroughly analyzed and evaluated as to its source, severity, and future effects?
- Do you have any witnesses who can testify as to your pain and suffering since your injury?
- Can you provide medical records and doctor’s testimony that will substantiate your claims of pain and suffering?
- Do you have photographic or video evidence that demonstrates the severity of the pain and suffering you are experiencing?
- Can your pain and suffering be alleviated in any way?
- Has your lifestyle been significantly impacted by your pain and suffering, and have you had to make adjustments because of it?
- Have you had to change jobs or job duties because of your pain?
- Have you purchased any specialized medical equipment to help you deal with the pain?
- Have you undergone certain therapy to help manage your pain?
- Have you experienced negative psychological effects in addition to your physical injury that exacerbate your pain and suffering?
- Do you have medical reports or records that document your mental pain and suffering?
- Can you provide documentation, such as physicians’ reports, psychiatrists’ reports, psychological evaluations, and hospital records that indicate that your symptoms are causally related to the accident or trauma?
- Are you on any medication for pain and suffering?
- Do you have diminished capacity for social activities, leisure activities, and other hobbies?
- Can you find expert medical testimony to document and testify to your pain and suffering?
- Has your outlook on life changed significantly?
- Has your personality changed significantly?
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The factors that go into determining your settlement value are many and complex. For more help with your personal injury claim and getting the compensation you deserve, contact the Bloomington personal injury attorneys at McCarthy Rowden & Baker by calling 800-373-6050.