Obligation of Personal Injury Plaintiff to Reduce Damages
When a person is injured through the negligence of someone else, the injured person has an obligation to take reasonable steps to minimize the effects and loss related to his or her injuries. This obligation includes seeking other employment and/or retraining if the person's usual line of work is no longer feasible. If you are a defendant in a lawsuit contact an experienced personal injury defense attorney. He can help reduce the amount of damages an injured person may be able to recover by developing showing that an injured plaintiff has failed to take reasonable steps to reduce his or her loss following an injury. The amount that can be saved by a proper handling of a case can be substantial.
Will my health insurance coverage or paid sick leave from work limit my compensation for an accident?
Whether you paid for medical care out of your own pocket or your health insurance covered it is none of a claims adjuster's business. The same goes for whether your lost time at work was covered by sick leave or vacation pay. In fact, it is improper for an adjuster even to ask about such payments. You paid for your health insurance and earned your sick leave or vacation pay; now the insurance for the person who caused the accident has to pay.
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