Insurance companies may be reluctant to admit fault and negligence because they know just how expensive personal injury and wrongful death claims can get. But these claims are expensive because they reflect genuine harms, costs, and losses you have endured, and those responsible should be made to pay for those, not you.

Having a skilled lawyer is essential to make sure you are not cheated by the insurance company and obtain fair compensation for all of the following after an auto accident:

• Medical Bills And Costs

These are often the most immediate and visible costs associated with any auto accident. When those bills arrive and start to pile up, they can be frightening, especially if you do not have insurance coverage for them.

Fortunately, these are often the easiest to connect to the injury or accident, especially if you saw a doctor immediately after the accident. Your lawyer will also make sure all additional medical costs, like medication, ambulance travel, physical therapy, and more, are included.

• Other Specific Economic Costs

Medical costs are one example of what auto accident lawyers might call specific damages; these are harms or costs with clear and measurable value in dollars. But this category is not limited to medical bills.

There are plenty of other ways a car crash can cost you, from the repair or replacement costs on a vehicle to lost income while you’re away from work. Given that severe injuries and deaths can cause quite permanent losses in earning potential and income, the value of these specific damages can quickly become very high, which is why no insurance company is going to tell you about them.

• Any General Or Non-monetary Losses

If you have lost a loved one or suffered a horrific injury, you already know that monetary losses are only one side of the damage caused by that fateful moment. The emotional scars and losses, whether from grief or trauma or ongoing pain and daily suffering, are substantial.

Fortunately, personal injury laws also allow for these harms to be compensated for. While they are difficult to prove and require the work of a skilled lawyer, any way in which your quality of life has been harmed can theoretically be included in your personal injury or wrongful death claim.

Gertler Law Firm | Jefferson Parish and New Orleans personal injury and wrongful death claim lawyers are ready to help you after any auto accident in Louisiana.

While any auto accident is likely to change your life, you do not need to bear all the costs and burdens when someone else is responsible for your injuries or a loved one’s death. Instead, you can reach out to a law firm with decades of experience helping auto accident injury victims get compensation and justice.

Serving Jefferson Parish and all of the greater New Orleans area, the Gertler Law Firm’s lawyers will be proud to help, but they can only do so if you reach out. So, after any car, truck or motorcycle accident, call (504) 527-8767 or reach out online to set up a free consultation to learn about your rights and begin the claim process.