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You Could Be Entitled to Compensation After a Brooklyn Car Accident

You shouldn’t have to pay when a negligent driver causes your Brooklyn car accident.  Medical expenses tend to add up quickly following a serious collision.  If you are not able to work, it only compounds your financial problems.  When a car accident in Brooklyn causes you harm, you may be able to hold the other driver responsible and could be entitled to compensation.  The question on your mind at this point is probably- how much compensation?

When determining the value of your case, you will want to consider some of the damages that are typically included in a car accident settlement.  For example, an insurance company usually pays damages such as medical expenses, lost income and in some cases, pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium (loss of benefits of married life).

Medical expenses are pretty straightforward and include the costs you have incurred for doctor visits, treatment, medications and so on.  If your treatment will continue, you may be able to recover future medical expenses.  Lost income will basically equal the amount you would have made if you hadn’t been injured.  If you won’t be able to return to work, you may be able to obtain damages for loss of earning capacity.

Pain and suffering, mental anguish and loss of consortium are more subjective and therefore trickier to estimate.  The best thing to do following an auto accident  is to contact a car accident lawyer in Brooklyn.  The law firm of Rappaport, Glass, Greene and Levine helps injured victims in Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Bronx, Long Island and throughout New York.  The experienced New York accident attorneys can be reached at 800.734.9445.