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Who Is Entitled To Loss Of Earning Capacity?

If you are injured in any type of accident, such as car accident, motorcycle accident, taxi accident, airline accident, or trucking accident, your ability to earn a living in the future maybe affected. This type of damage is called “loss of earning capacity”. An experienced Los Angeles Injury Lawyer can assist you in proving and recovering such damages in case of a serious injury accident.

Since this type of claim involves assessing damages into the future, it is more complex than other types of injuries, such as recovery for medical bills, pain and suffering, loss present earnings, and other types of injuries. Therefore, consulting a local accident attorney is always recommended.

Calculating loss of earning capacity involves gathering information regarding the injured person’s current earnings, his or her potential for future earnings, and resulting limitations due to the injuries.

If you or a loved one is seriously injured in any type of accident in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, or Orange Counties, please contact us for a free consultation regarding loss of earning capacity or any other type of injury claim.

Compensation For Loss Of Earnings After An Accident

Being in a car accident, boating accident, motorcycle accident, pedestrian accident, bus accident, truck accident, or even a train accident, can not only result in serious bodily injuries, but also result in loss of earnings. In order for an injured person to recover damages for loss of earnings, he or she would have to show evidence of such a loss.

The following are usually required as basic evidence of loss of earnings:

Medical Records – usually explain how the particular injury may limit an individual’s ability to perform his or her job duties. Medical records of an injury victim - with a fractured hand for example, would explain why he would not be able to work.

Employment Records – will further explain why the limitations placed on an injured person by the doctor would keep him from working. A construction-worker who injures his back in a car accident, would probably not be able to perform his regular job duties and may be forced to take time off.

Proof of Earnings – such as paycheck stubs, deposit receipts and other documentary evidence of the injured person’s earnings at the time of the injury causing accident, is helpful in determining the actual value of the loss of earnings.

Obviously not every claim is going to fit the simple examples provided above. Self employed individuals, professionals, persons with permanent disabilities, pre-existing conditions and other variations presented in real life can complicate the issue of loss of earnings. An experience personal injury lawyer in Los Angeles, Encino, Glendale, Long Beach, Covina, Pomona, Colton, Fontana, Rialto, or San Bernardino should be consulted in any serious injury accident.

Distractions Cause Accidents

Carelessness is often the cause of many Los Angeles car accidents. Distractions in the car, such as the radio, pets, children, and most commonly cell phones are cited as the cause of many injury accidents in California. In Los Angeles, drivers spend hours in their cars, commuting to and from work; spending lots of time on their cell phones.

According to a study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NTSB), driver distraction was documented in 80% of auto accidents and was the main cause of 25-30% of auto accidents.

Although, using handheld cell phones while driving, have been illegal in California for some time, many still engage in this distracting and dangerous activity.

If you are involved in an auto accident and suspect that the party who is at fault was using a cell phone at the time of the accident, be sure to give this information to the investigating police officers.

In the event of a serious accident, such as a car accident, trucking accident, taxi accident, or a pedestrian accident, an experienced personal injury lawyer can assist you in handling of your case. At the Law Offices of Jubin Sharifi, we are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for a FREE CONSULTATION.

Are Car Accident Victims Entitled to General Damages (Pain and Suffering)?

Anyone who is injured in California by the wrongdoing of another, is generally entitled to general damages, also known as pain and suffering.

Pain and suffering is compensation for any pain, discomfort, fears, anxiety, and other mental and emotional distress and anguish suffered by the injured person in a personal injury case.

For example if someone suffers severe neck injury, back injury, whiplash injury, brain injury, brain injury, fractured bones, or any other type of serious injury in a rear-end car accident in Los Angeles, other than compensation for the medical bills, and loss of earnings, that person is also entitled to a pain and suffering or general damages. In this example, the jury would consider awarding an amount that would be deemed appropriate for the type of injury suffered by the injured individual who was involved in this car accident, or other types of roadway accidents such as, motorcycle accident, trucking accident, pedestrian accident, or bus accident.

As residents of Los Angeles and other parts of Southern California, such as Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, or San Diego Counties, we are at risk of being involved in a serious roadway accident. It is very important to know your rights in case of ever being involved in an injury accident.

Taking advantage of a free consultation with a local personal injury attorney is a great way of getting your questions answered in this regard.

What You Need to Know About Motorcycle Accidents.

Many motorcycle accidents involve serious injuries or even death of the motorcyclist. Most motorcycle accidents happened due to the other motorists not being able to see the motorcycle.

In Many situations, the injured motorcyclist is too injured and hurt to even talk to the investigating officers or the first responders. Often this results in Traffic Collision Reports that are adverse to the injured motorcyclist and place him or her at fault for the accident.

An experienced injury lawyer who handles motorcycle accident cases in California (especially in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange and Riverside County) can assist an injured individual by gathering all helpful information from the witnesses, other parties involved, and most importantly remain involved with the investigating agencies, to insure that no evidence is left out of final report.

Also, it is absolutely a good idea to document all injuries by taking photographs of the cuts, bruises, discolorations or any other visible sign of injury or damage to the victim. This will be helpful to demonstrate the full extent of the injuries to the insurance company adjusters, opposing counsel, judge, jury, arbitrator, mediator or any one else who will review the case for evaluation.

Due to the more serious nature of injuries involved in most motorcycle accidents, it is very important to consult with a motorcycle accident lawyer immediately. It is very helpful to have an experienced motorcycle injury attorney on your side when fighting the big insurance companies.

To speak to one of our attorneys regarding your injuries resulting from a motorcycle accident, car accident, bicycle accident or any type of serious injury accident, in Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange or Riverside County or anywhere in Southern California, call us immediately. We are available for FREE CONSULTATIONS.