A brain injury, unlike other injuries, requires prolonged medical treatment. It could take months or even years of physical therapy and rehabilitation for a brain injury victim to recover.
In some cases, brain injury victims will require lifelong treatment. Thus, following an accident, your injuries could leave you with a mountain of medical debt. On top of that, you may be out of work.
As compensation for your injuries, the liable party’s insurance company should pay for the costs associated with your injuries.
Some of those costs include:
Medical bills and treatment costs
Lost wages or other lost income
Pain and suffering
Emotional damages
Insurance adjusters will take these factors into account when coming up with a calculation of what your claim is worth. However, sometimes an insurance adjuster can’t sum up a victim’s livelihood with a monetary sum. Insurance companies may try to provide fair valuations, but victims may see their injuries as undervalued.
An attorney can negotiate with and represent the victim against the insurance company to come up with a fair valuation in light of the injuries the victim sustained.