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The Severity Of Injuries Affects Your Personal Injury Case


Whenever you first meet a Dallas-Fort Worth personal injury lawyer, the chances are that one of your first questions will be "What is my claim worth?" The truth is that is is no simple answer to this question. Motorcycle crashes are very different from truck wrecks. Likewise, one car accident is going to be different from the next. The various insurance policies in existence and the amount of insurance available to claim against also has a bearing on the value of any particular personal injury case.

The seriousness of your injuries is one of the main factors that goes into figuring out the value of any Texas accident case. Just as one traffic collision is different from the next, so two accident victims are going to suffer very different injuries. Generally speaking the more serious the injury, the more valuable the case. The most minor claims involve injuries where there's not much medical treatment from a doctor-consisting of only a few visits to the doctor and some pain medication prescriptions. These cases don't have much value, as the injuries are felt for only a short period of time and the medical expenses are minimal. The next step up in seriousness of damages are those cases involving "soft tissue" injuries which require physical therapy or chiropractic treatment for weeks or months before your pain eventually subsides. These types of cases all differ in value, as treatment may or may not include expensive diagnostic tests or more invasive treatment like epidural steroid injections.

Serious injuries I see in accident cases include: broken bones, herniated discs in necks and backs, torn ligaments in knees and shoulder rotator-cuff tears, to name a few. If these types of injuries require surgery, then the case's value rises even more.

The most catastrophic cases involve death or permanent disability which will require ongoing medical treatment for the rest of the injury victim's life. Examples of these life-altering injuries are: brain injuries, paralysis, loss of limbs or blindness.

For a free consultation with a personal injury attorney who can appraise your case and explain your legal rights and responsibilites, call the Anderson Law Firm at 817-294-1900 in Fort Worth or 214-327-8000 in Dallas.


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The Anderson Law Firm offers free no obligation consultations to people injured in accidents or who have suffered physical harm as a result of someone else's actions. We do not charge you to initially discuss your situation and establish whether you have a claim to pursue. You can call us and discuss your case over the phone, we can set up an appointment for you to come into our office, or we can visit you in your home anywhere in the metroplex.

If after meeting with us you decide that we are the best personal injury lawyer for you, then we will enter into a contingent fee agreement. This means that we only get paid when we win a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. You don't pay us anything up front. We will cover all expenses spent working on your case. Only when we win for you will you need to pay us. If we don't win, then you owe us nothing.

Contact us online now or call us 24 hours a day toll free on 1-800-354-MARK (1-800-345-6-275). You can also call us locally in Fort Worth on 817-294-1900 or in Dallas on 214-327-8000.


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