Choosing the Right Lawyer is No ACCIDENT- A Personal Injury Guide - By Jeff Adelman (2025 Edition)
If you are reading this, you likely have been injured as a result of a car accident or slipping or tripping on someone’s premises as a result of negligence. In the pages that follow, I will provide insight as to what you should expect from a lawyer (attorney) fighting on your behalf for personal injuries. This book is intended as a general guide if you are unfortunate to have had this happen to you. It has been with the least amount of “legalese” as possible, so you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it.
If you are reading this, you likely have been injured as a result of a car accident or slipping or tripping on someone’s premises as a result of negligence. In the pages that follow, I will provide insight as to what you should expect from a lawyer (attorney) fighting on your behalf for personal injuries. This book is intended as a general guide if you are unfortunate to have had this happen to you. It has been with the least amount of “legalese” as possible, so you do not have to be a lawyer to understand it.
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Choosing the Right Lawyer is No Accident
Care and treatment of minor claimant after reaching majority:
The reasonable [value] [or] [expense] of [hospitalization
and] medical [and nursing] care and treatment necessarily
or reasonably to be obtained by (minor claimant) after [he]
[she] reaches the age of (legal age).
c. Lost earnings, lost time, lost earning capacity:
When lost earnings or lost working time shown:
[Any earnings] [Any working time] lost in the past [and any
loss of ability to earn money in the future].
When earnings or lost working time not shown:
Any loss of ability to earn money sustained in the past [and
any such loss in the future].
Non-Economic Damages
When people bring a personal injury claim, it’s not just about getting
your medical bills paid and recovering lost wages. PIP benefits and
health insurance will pay for most of your past medical bills. The reason
you are consulting with an attorney is to seek compensation for your
injuries. This is the focus of Florida Jury Instruction 501.2 (a).
What is going to convince an insurance company or a jury to pay an
injury victim to avoid a lawsuit or settle a case? It’s money that you are
actually going to receive for the pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment of
life, permanent injuries, and inconvenience this accident has caused you.
It’s the impact on a person’s life. This is the greatest loss a person usually
suffers within a personal injury claim. It’s the permanent difference to
their lives from the accident.
In order for an injury plaintiff to qualify for non-economic damages for
an automobile negligence case, a jury MUST find that a person suffered
a permanent impairment/injury. This is based on the testimony of the
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