If you’ve been hurt in a serious car accident, you might feel fine at first. Over time, though, you start feeling new pains, until you’re unable to move or deal with the pain. You head to the hospital, and it turns out that you suffered a severe injury in the accident.
A delayed injury can cause a lot of trouble for NYC car accident claims. Make sure you take yours to a lawyer and take the right steps for your claim.
If you’ve been injured in an accident, you might not have felt it right away. Because of their location or type, the injury might be there, but you don’t notice it. Over time, though, it can worsen. In some cases, it can even turn deadly.
For example, you may have internal bleeding, but you didn’t take your injuries to the hospital. Instead, your injuries worsened over time, until you were in a dire situation and your life was threatened. While other common delayed injuries, like whiplash, might not be so severe, they can affect your quality of life and make your recovery difficult.
If you were injured in a car accident, your Westchester car accident lawyer needs to prove your injuries happened because of the accident. If you don’t seek help right away, the responsible party may claim that you must have been injured in a different accident and are seeking compensation anyway.
When this happens, it can be tougher to get compensation. Your attorney will focus on seeking out evidence that shows you were injured in the accident, such as doctor records, medical exam results, and evidence from the scene of the crash.
When you’ve proven that you’ve suffered a delayed injury, you should be eligible for compensation for those injuries. Your compensation should include more than your financial losses, too. You should also consider the non-economic damages, or losses due to the accident, you’ve suffered. For example, your injuries may have caused a lot of pain and distress, which should be considered in your compensation.
Even if your injury was delayed, you should receive compensation for it. Your injuries may have even been more severe because they went unnoticed for some time. Make sure you seek compensation for any of the following damages you suffered:
Medical bills
Lost wages
Pain and suffering
Property damage
Loss of enjoyment of life
When you’re hurt in a serious car accident, you might not realize right away how severe your injuries are. You might even go home, thinking that nothing is wrong, only to be in agony or in the middle of a medical emergency.
If you’ve been involved in a car crash and you experienced a delayed injury, don’t hesitate to talk to a lawyer from Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP. We offer free consultations about your losses and how we can help you recover, so reach out by calling 1-800-VICTIM2 (842-8462) or by visiting our website to learn more about our services.
Accidents happen, while being an accident victim may be unavoidable, choosing the wrong attorney is not. The experienced team of lawyers at Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP have more than 15 years of handling highly complicated personal injury claims. Contact our personal injury attorneys to learn how we can help you secure the compensation you are entitled to get back on your feet. 1800-842-8462... View full business profile here: Profile Report: Greenstein & Milbauer, LLP
