People with a claim regularly wonder whether they can recover their lost income in personal injury cases in Idaho. Idaho law provides people injured in car accidents, through medical negligence, in a semi-truck collision or through other negligent acts, can claim compensation for a variety of injuries and damages they incur. The compensation includes costs of medical […]
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One of the things people need to deal with after being in a car accident is dealing with the damage to your car. People want their car usable as soon as possible. Generally, the first step in getting your vehicle repaired is to obtain an estimate of the total cost of the damages. While many […]
Figuring out the value of an injured person’s general damages claim- what is often referred to as pain and suffering–is the most difficult part of valuing a case This is true whether you are talking about settlement or thinking about the jury’s task in setting the amount after trial. Economic losses like lost income or […]
Idaho personal injury law involves civil claims for money damages (as opposed to criminal claims). The claims arise when a person is injured through the negligence, recklessness or intentional misconduct of another person, a company, or property owner. Idaho personal injury claims and lawsuits usually relate to physical injuries. Although there are some claims […]
Lost Income Damages Can Be a Complex Part of Your Injury Claim If you’ve sustained injuries from a motor vehicle accident caused by another person that affected your ability to earn an income, you are entitled to recover compensatory damages. This includes compensation for income lost because you were recuperating from your injuries. These are […]
Emotional distress claims are among the most difficult injuries to prove in a court case. Unlike a broken bone, or a spinal disk injury, there is no test or X-ray to show the jury. As the defense lawyers always like to say there is no “objective” proof of the injury. Like the suffering part of […]