| Description: | After a car accident in Long Island, it’s critical that you seek medical attention as soon as possible — ideally, at the scene of the collision. By seeking medical attention as soon as possible, you can get severe injuries documented, and the insurance company can’t say you suffered those injuries in a later incident. Your lawyer may also work with other experts, such as psychologists, to determine how much your serious injury has impacted your life. They may testify that such serious injuries have severely affected your mental and emotional well-being, and you, therefore, deserve compensation for pain and suffering. New York State is one of the very few that doesn’t put an explicit cap on damages. This means that even if you only receive limited compensation for, say your medical bills, you can still receive sizable compensation for pain and suffering. It comes down to whatever the jury thinks is adequate (within reason, of course). For example, if someone is in a wreck that causes lifelong paralysis, acquiring a few million dollars in pain and suffering compensation isn’t unheard of. |
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