Knowledgeable Personal Injury Lawyers in The Villages

How Much Is My Case Worth?

Each case is different. While our personal injury attorneys have previously delivered multi-million dollar verdicts, a number of factors, including your age and the severity of your injury, will affect how much you may recover.

In general, personal injury victims may be eligible to receive compensation for:

• Past and future medical bills
• Lost wages
• Loss of expected income
• Pain and suffering
• Loss of enjoyment of life
• Loss of consortium (loss of the benefits of a family relationship)

If our attorneys believe the person or entity that may be liable for your injury acted with reckless disregard for your safety, then we can also help you seek punitive damages, which are awarded to punish the defendant and to discourage others from acting in a similar fashion.

Can I Sue?

This will depend on the circumstances in which the accident took place. Not every accident victim in The Villages will be able to file a personal injury lawsuit. In general, another’s negligence (see below) must have been the direct cause of your injury for you to have a viable claim. The attorneys in our Villages office are currently offering free consultations to help accident victims determine whether they have a case.

What Is Negligence?

Negligence occurs when a person or entity fails to act as another reasonably prudent person or entity would have in the same situation and, as a result, causes someone to suffer an injury. For example, assume a surgeon fails to check that the surgical tools provided prior to an operation were sterilized and this causes the patient to develop a serious post-operative infection.

This surgeon may be considered negligent because he or she failed to abide by the standards accepted among the medical community that were designed to protect patients. A reasonable doctor in his position would have sterilized the tools before use.

What Should I Expect When Filing a Lawsuit?

If an attorney in our office believes you may have a case, he or she may contact you to ask you further questions regarding your accident. Remember that a number of factors will deduce whether you have a valid claim, so the attorney may need some additional information from you. He or she may also need to interview witnesses and request a number of documents, including accident reports, police reports and medical records.

If we find that another person or entity was negligent in causing your injuries, your attorney may try to recover compensation for your damages. Damages are any type of loss, economic or non-economic, that victims may suffer as a direct result of their injuries. Damages are meant to restore the victim and his or her family to the same state they were in prior to the accident.

To recover these damages, one of our attorneys may write a formal complaint and file it in court. This is the document that officially initiates a lawsuit and will outline your injury, how the person/entity you are suing is liable for your injuries or illness, and the damages your attorney believes the at-fault party should pay you.

The defendant may also have their insurance company review your complaint and offer you a monetary settlement outside of court to avoid going to trial. Our attorneys will review any insurer settlement offers and help you determine whether the terms of the settlement best meet your needs. If not, we will prepare your case for trial.

During trial, our attorneys will present your case to a judge and jury using evidence, witnesses and experts to prove that your injuries were the result of the defendant’s carelessness or negligence. The judge or jury will then determine whether the defendant is responsible for your injury, and if so, calculate your award.

How Much Does a Lawyer Cost?

At Morgan & Morgan, you will only pay a legal fee if our attorneys favorably resolve your case.

If you or a loved one suffered an injury that you believe resulted from another’s negligence or carelessness, fill out our free, no-risk case evaluation form to contact one of the attorneys at our Villages office today to see if taking legal action is the next step for you.