We can’t determine how much your negligence claim is worth until we account for the unique losses you sustained in a recent accident. Every negligence claim has a different value, meaning that there’s no overarching “average” amount of money that our team can refer to when establishing your right to a settlement.
If you want to figure out how much your negligence claim may be worth, we encourage you to book a free case consultation with our Norwalk personal injury lawyers. Our legal team can break down the logistics of your case and identify what losses you can include in a request for financial support.
We’re ready to defend your right to negligence compensation in and out of civil court. If you’re ready to learn more about the legal strategies that can put money in your hands after an accident, contact us today.
Don’t Let Insurers Tell You How Much Your Case is Worth
Insurance companies do not want to offer you reasonable financial support after an accident. The insurance adjusters who take your case will try to pressure you into accepting a lowball settlement or may even use bad faith tactics to deny your request for financial support.
You don’t have to let the adjusters determine how much your negligence claim is worth. Connecting with a personal injury lawyer in Norwalk lets you control the narrative around your case and turn down any offers that fail to account for the total economic impact an accident has on your quality of life.
We know what kinds of tricks insurance adjusters can use to minimize your accident compensation and aren’t afraid to fight back. You can trust us to represent your best interests in conversations with insurers and to keep you in the loop as conversations about your right to compensation evolve.
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Work With Personal Injury Lawyers to Value Your Case
Before you can hold an insurance company (or liable party) fully accountable for the cost of your post-accident recovery, you need to know the value of the losses you sustained in an accident. You can more effectively assign losses to your accident when you have evidence indicating that said losses stemmed from someone else’s negligence.
Proving negligence gets easier when you have a lawyer on your side. At Skiber Law, we can connect you with investigators who can compile a narrative about your case based on physical debris, witness statements, photos, video footage, and electronic data.
We can also protect your right to take your fight for accident compensation to civil court. If you want to present your case to a judge or negotiate with protections from the civil system, you need to complete a personal injury claim before Connecticut’s typical two–year statute of limitations, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 52-584, expires.
Understand Your Economic Losses
When establishing the worth of your negligence claim, you need to account for the concrete economic losses you sustained during your accident. These losses can include any medical care you need to address accident-related injuries. You can hold a liable party accountable for your emergency care as well as your ongoing medical services.
If you need to step away from work to heal, or if you can’t go back to work due to the extent of your injuries, you can demand compensation for your lost wages or earning opportunities. You can even request compensation for lost workplace benefits.
Finally, you have the right to hold a liable party accountable for the cost of replacing your damaged property. If you need to rent a car while yours is in the shop, a liable party may be accountable for the cost of that rental and your applicable insurance coverage.
Understand Your Non-Economic Losses
Non-economic losses don’t leave a paper trail like economic losses do. However, these losses can have a direct impact on your overall quality of life. So long as you can prove that you’ve suffered economic losses as a result of someone else’s negligence, you can factor them into a request for compensation.
When accounting for how much your negligence claim is worth, you can work with an attorney to assign a dollar value to your:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Temporary or permanent disabilities
- Reduced quality of life
If you lose a loved one due to someone else’s negligence, you may also have the right to demand compensation for your loss of consortium, loss of companionship, and grief.
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Can You Ask for Punitive Damages When Filing a Negligence Claim?
You cannot ask for punitive damages when filing a negligence claim. However, if you go to court to ask for financial support, a judge may choose to award you punitive damages. Punitive damages are meant to punish a liable party for gross negligence and to discourage similar behaviors in the future.
Let’s Discuss How Much Your Negligence Claim Is Worth
We understand that you want to know how much your negligence claim is worth immediately after an accident. To maximize your accident damages, though, you need to let an attorney conduct a thorough investigation into the specific losses you endured as a result of someone else’s negligence.
Concrete investigations make it easier for the team at Skiber Law to understand what behaviors entitle you to compensation, as well as how we can present your case for financial support. Fortunately, you can trust us to keep you in the loop as we determine what losses you can include in a request for support.
Our team has recovered over $100 million for victims of others’ negligent or reckless actions. If you’re ready to learn more about your right to personal injury compensation, contact us and set up your free case evaluation.