What is Personal Injury?
Personal Injury it involves an injury to a person and usually involves an injury to someone's body, but it may also be a psychological injury. When another person or company is at fault for someone's physical or psychological injury, that person or company may be legally responsible for the expenses of treating the injury. Having an attorney helps to ensure that the injured person will be compensated for the costs of the injury.

The Most Common Personal Injury Cases

Personal Injury Compensation
For many personal injury claims, you should consult a lawyer that specializes in injury cases. Insurance companies and large corporations are very aggressive in defense against personal injury cases and will do almost anything to avoid payment of personal injury claims in an effort to save money. Our attorneys have experience in handling insurance companies and prosecuting personal injury cases through jury trials when necessary. It's important to have the best legal team on your side fighting for the personal injury compensation you deserve including;

• Medical expenses - bills and expenses for medical treatment are related to injuries received or medical conditions developed as a result of the negligent behavior in question.
• Future medical expenses - if continued medical care as a result of the injury or accident is needed.
• Medical surveillance - compensation to cover the cost involved in monitoring the medical condition of the plaintiff after he or she was exposed to a hazardous substance.
• Permanent disability - some accidents result in personal injuries that significantly affect your physical capabilities or appearance for a significant period of time, or even permanently.
• Disfigurement - an injury or accident leaves scars or other personal effects on personal appearance such as a deformity or disfigurement. Disfigurement may be included as an element of another type of damage, such as mental anguish.
• Lost wages - compensation for the amount of money the plaintiff would have earned from the time of the injury to when the judgment or settlement was reached.
• Loss of earning capacity - while past earnings are considered in determining an appropriate amount of compensation, the loss of earning capacity is what the plaintiff may have earned had it not been for the injury or trauma.
• Loss of enjoyment of life - a general damage for a diminished ability to enjoy the everyday pleasures of life. In some states, loss of enjoyment of life is considered as a form of pain and suffering.
• Loss of companionship - in a wrongful death case, had the decedent lived, the plaintiff, usually an immediate family member, would be enjoying the benefits of the decedent’s love, companionship, comfort, and closeness.
• Pain and suffering - a determined monetary value to be awarded for past and future physical pain suffered as a consequence of the injury or accident.
• Mental anguish - any emotional distress, trauma or mental suffering the plaintiff experiences as a result of the injury or accident in question, including fright, apprehension, terror, nervousness, worry, anxiety, humiliation, sense of lost dignity, mortification, embarrassment, shock, and grief.

Contact Our Experienced Personal Injury Attorneys; Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo.

For a free initial consultation and case evaluation with an experienced Staten Island attorney who handles Personal Injury claims, contact our: Personal Injury Attorneys. Kuharski, Levitz &  Giovinazzo Attorneys at Law Staten Island 176 Hart Blvd. Staten Island, NY 10301 Phone: 718-448-1600