In some cases, next-of-kin might demand compensation on behalf of wrongfully injured or killed loved ones. Special rules apply to these claims, and many cases require judicial approval. However, parents may sue on behalf of minor children, and estate administrators/executors may bring wrongful death cases in San Antonio.

Certain family members may also represent claimants with declining cognitive function due to brain injuries or late-stage cancer. Additionally, spouses might recover specialized financial compensation (loss of consortium damages) after debilitating spousal injuries. The compensation must go to the injured claimant or his/her estate. Non-spouses, friends, and distant family members cannot generally bring cases on their loved one’s behalf.

Unexpected injuries and illnesses frequently leave claimants struggling to pay bills. Most have substantial medical expenses and lost necessary wages. Paula Wyatt understands how serious injuries can leave many claimants desperate to settle their claims, but the process takes time. Your settlement timeline often depends on whether you suffered a chronic injury. For example, auto insurers may settle a broken wrist claim a few weeks following the claimant’s complete recovery. The whole process may take less than four months.

However, chronic injury claims take longer to litigate. Claimants experiencing continuing back pain or suffering from life-altering trauma often require medical and economic experts to calculate their prospective damages. Settling claims too soon often means leaving victims without the compensation they need to sustain them during the rehabilitation and recovery process. Serious injury cases might take years to settle, especially if your attorney must litigate. If you need personal injury compensation now, discuss your options with the compassionate San Antonio injury lawyers at the Wyatt Law Firm.

Back and neck pain are some of the most common disabling injuries in the world and frequently occur after falls and car accidents. These claims often involve herniated and ruptured spinal discs, whiplash, paralysis, nerve root injuries, fractured vertebrae, and movement difficulties. Spinal injuries frequently result in difficulty walking, sitting, standing, or lying down for prolonged periods. These conditions impact claimants’ home and work lives, and they must generally rely on household assistance and disability payments. Most personal injury lawyers have experience handling disabling back and neck claims.

In certain cases—often elevated falls and high-speed car accidents—concussions and brain injuries occur. These serious conditions require immediate medical attention. Some claimants develop secondary syndromes, such as post-concussion syndrome, after experiencing seemingly minor head trauma. Other claimants may lose complete cognitive function necessitating lifetime inpatient care.

Additional injuries commonly seen in personal injury cases include:

• Burns
• Paralysis (spinal cord damage)
• Fractures
• Amputations
• Blindness
• Fibromyalgia
• PTSD

Many victims experience multiple injuries or develop secondary conditions associated with the initial trauma. The dedicated accident injury attorneys at Wyatt Law Firm frequently handle these conditions and more.

Most insurers estimate your non-economic damages based on your direct economic damages using a formula. We, on the other hand, will get to know you, find out about the effects of the injury on your life, and determine what we think we can obtain for you based on what we learn.

In some cases, the emotional suffering actually nets more compensation than the claimant’s financial losses. For example, dangerous drugs resulting in a devastating injuries to a body part  might only result in a few thousand dollars of direct damages. San Antonio injury attorneys may advocate for an alternative method of calculating pain and suffering damages in such cases. Instead of multiplying your direct damages, they assign a monetary value to each day the claimant experienced emotional trauma or pain. Experienced lawyers will fight to maximize your pain and suffering compensation under each method.

Discuss the value of your claims with the dedicated San Antonio personal injury attorneys at Wyatt Law Offices by contacting us today.

Texas law allows eligible claimants to demand both; non-economic damages and economic damages refer to your direct calculable losses, which commonly include medical bills and lost wages. However, they can also include any reasonable financial damages incurred due to the accident and resulting injuries/illnesses.

Additional economic demands might include:

• Medical transportation and mileage
• Household help
• Out-of-pocket pharmacy expenses
• Occupational therapy
• Education to switch careers
• Home nursing care
• Emotional therapy and depression treatment
• Lost business and/or promotional opportunities
• Lost employment benefits, i.e., paid vacation time, insurance payments, and retirement contributions

Non-economic damages, also called pain and suffering, mental anguish, impairment, and disfigurement damages, cover the incalculable costs associated with serious injuries. Claimants may demand financial compensation for their physical pain, emotional suffering, lost enjoyment of life, daily frustrations, and inconveniences associated with serious injuries. Many of Paula Wyatt’s clients have struggled more with the emotional toll of their injuries than with their physical recoveries.

At Wyatt Law, we understand how simply losing the ability to walk your dog can directly impact your lifestyle and mental health. We fight to recover compensation based on the holistic impact of your injuries, not just your direct financial damages.