On Behalf of Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa | May 6, 2025 | Personal Injury
If you’ve been injured by another person or entity’s negligence, such as in a traffic accident or slip and fall accident, you will seek compensation for your physical, financial, and emotional losses through the at-fault party’s insurance coverage. If your injuries are serious, you may be looking at very costly surgeries and rehabilitation, and the immense expense can leave you reeling. The good news is that an experienced Port St. Lucie personal injury attorney will take all the steps necessary to help ensure that you receive the compensation to which you’re entitled, including for your full range of medical needs.
The Insurance Company
The insurance company that is handling your claim is in the business of making money, and to accomplish this, it does everything it can to settle claims like yours for less. One tactic some insurance companies employ in the face of steep medical expenses like yours is making early, lowball settlement offers.
Insurance companies recognize that claimants are at their most vulnerable post-accident, and many are not above using this information to their own advantage. This is why retaining a capable personal injury lawyer early on is always to your advantage and why you should never accept a settlement offer before reviewing the matter with your knowledgeable attorney.
Proving the Other Party’s Fault
In order to be compensated for your complete medical expenses, you’ll need to prove that the other party was negligent and that their negligence was the direct cause of the accident that left you facing legal damages, including your medical expenses. This comes down to evidence like the following:
- The police report, including any tickets, such as for DUI or speeding
- Eyewitness testimony
- Photos and videos captured by others at the scene of the accident
- Footage from security cameras, traffic cameras, and dashcams
- Accident reconstruction models that depict how the accident happened
- Physical evidence, such as skid marks, car damage, and paint transfer, in a traffic accident
Proving the Extent of Your Damages
In your personal injury claim, you can seek compensation for all the following:
- Your medical expenses, including the cost of future related needs
- Your lost income, including lost earning potential
- Your physical and emotional pain and suffering, which can potentially overshadow your other losses combined
In order to prove that your injuries are as serious as you claim and to procure compensation for the surgeries and rehab you’re facing, you’ll turn to your medical records, your medical bills, your doctor’s report regarding your injuries and treatment plan, and your treatment documentation. You can count on your determined personal injury lawyer to clearly outline the related medical expenses you’re facing and to skillfully pursue just compensation on your behalf.
Turn to an Experienced Port St. Lucie Personal Injury Lawyer Today
The savvy Port St. Lucie personal injury attorneys at Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa take great pride in our impressive reputation for faithfully representing each of our valued clients – in focused pursuit of advantageous resolutions – and we’ll do the same for you. Learn more by contacting us online or calling (866)-640-7117 today.
Gerald A. Rosenthal
Retired
Since opening the firm now known as Rosenthal, Levy, Simon & Sosa more than 40 years ago, Gerald A. Rosenthal has been a dedicated champion of the everyday hero – police officers, firefighters, teachers, nurses, construction workers, farm workers, and more. Passionate about preserving the civil rights of laborers, he has fought tirelessly against giant insurance companies who deny the injured workers their benefits. It’s not just the lawsuit Rosenthal fights to win – he is driven by the opportunity to restore his client’s quality of life.
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