Boca Raton Personal Injury Lawyers

What Types of Damages Can a Boca Raton Personal Injury Attorney Help You Obtain?

In a personal injury lawsuit, a damages award or settlement can provide assistance with various losses and expenses you and your family may be facing, including:

Medical Costs

If another person’s negligent conduct injured you, a Boca Raton personal injury attorney can help you receive financial damages for medical costs such as:

• Emergency room visits or ICU trips
• Medication and medical product costs
• Ambulance and other emergency transportation expenses
• Long-term and overnight stays in the hospital
• Bills for surgeries and other necessary procedures
• Costs of follow-up treatments, therapy, and rehabilitation programs
• Commuting expenses to and from the medical treatment center

The healthcare system in the U.S. is often synonymous with high costs that can put people and their families into sudden debt. At Osborne & Francis, we believe that no one should be put under heavy debt as the result of another person’s negligent wrongdoing. 

We can help file a lawsuit to hold the correct parties accountable for the losses they are responsible for. Legal action can make sure the liable party pays instead of you and your family. 

Wage Loss

If a personal injury or accident disrupts your income in any way, it can create additional financial hardships during an already trying time. Our Boca Raton personal injury lawyers can assist you in recovering employment-related losses, including:

• Loss of wages on account of not working while recovering from the injury
• Long-term wage or business losses if your condition permanently hinders your ability to earn income
• Lost employment benefits like insurance coverage, retirement packages, bonuses, or work promotions

You need the ability to protect your income while you recuperate from your injuries. The best way to do this is to hire a Boca Raton personal injury lawyer who can ensure that your legal rights with regard to your income are protected. 

Damages for Pain and Suffering

In addition to losses connected with physical harm, a damages award or settlement may also include compensation for psychological and emotional suffering. Such pain and suffering damages can cover:

• Diagnosed conditions like anxiety, depression, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) linked to the accident or injury incident
• Loss of companionship with a loved one or partner (also called “loss of consortium”)
• Severe emotional impact like anger or grief due to how your health and quality of life have been reduced

Pain and suffering damages may require highly specific forms of evidence to support. The lawyers at Osborne & Francis have a proven track record in calculating such unseen losses into amounts the courts can then award. 

Punitive Damage Awards

Besides damages that cover economic losses, a judge or jury in a personal injury trial may often issue punitive damage awards. These are a form of damages aimed at punishing the liable party in certain circumstances, such as when they act with extreme recklessness or commit an intentional violation.

Punitive damages may be available in an injury lawsuit if extreme conduct is involved, such as:

• An intentional physical attack or a willful decision to ignore requests for assistance 
• A repeat DUI offender who has crashed into you while drunk driving
• Concealing records or important data, such as when a doctor is attempting to avoid liability in a medical malpractice lawsuit

Punitive damages can also help to prevent or deter future instances of the same type of conduct. They can also increase the overall amount of damages, helping to ensure additional financial stability after the injury.

Wrongful Death Expenses

Under personal injury laws, any type of injury that causes the death of another may be categorized as a wrongful death claim. Such cases can be especially traumatic for surviving family members, but legal action can provide compensation covering: 

• Loss of intimate companionship with a spouse, partner, or significant other
• Reduction or loss of the income of the household and financial support, especially in cases where the deceased person was the breadwinner of the home
• Other costs such as funeral fees and estate management costs

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At Osborne & Francis, we fight hard to ensure that our clients obtain the justice they need after a loved one’s passing.