You could recover compensation for your emotional distress in a personal injury claim. Anxiety, depression, insomnia, and other mental health effects are not uncommon after serious accidents. Our Delray Beach personal injury lawyers help injured people recover compensation for their financial and non-financial losses following an accident, including emotional distress damages.
Ged Lawyers is a personal injury firm with a history of winning. Call us today for a free consultation and learn how we can help you. There are no attorney fees to get started. We work on contingency fees, so you only pay attorney fees if you recover compensation.
Emotional Distress Damages Are Recoverable in Personal Injury Cases
Emotional distress refers to the psychological effects one endures after a traumatic event, such as a car accident. Unlike physical injuries, like brain injury, spinal cord injury, whiplash, soft tissue injury, or broken bones, emotional distress encompasses the mental and emotional pain that might not be outwardly visible but significantly affects one’s quality of life.
Delray Beach emotional distress lawyers at Ged Lawyers recognize the significant effect that emotional distress can have on your life, and we aim to recover compensation that recognizes this profound impact.
Examples of emotional distress include:
- Anxiety and panic attacks
- Fearfulness related to the traumatic event
- Depression
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- Insomnia and other sleep disturbances
- Loss of enjoyment in life
Emotional distress is a compensable loss for personal injury claimants in Delray Beach. Your case must establish that the defendant’s negligence caused your injuries and emotional distress.
Can I Claim Emotional Distress If I Didn’t Suffer Physical Injuries?
It’s usually more straightforward to prove emotional distress if you suffered physical harm. Your physical injuries can help establish that you were in a traumatic accident and are experiencing emotional distress from the event and your injuries.
But even if you didn’t suffer physical harm, you may still be able to claim emotional distress damages. For example, you could seek compensation for your emotional distress if you were witness to a loved one’s catastrophic or fatal accident.
Our Delray Beach emotional distress lawyers can help you build your case and establish a connection between your emotional distress and the defendant’s negligence. We’ve helped many people recover a substantial settlement or verdict, and we’d be honored to fight for you as well. Call us for a free consultation about your case and how we can help.
Other Recoverable Damages in Personal Injury Cases
You can seek compensation for other losses or expenses related to your injuries in addition to emotional distress damages. Generally, your damages fall into one of two categories: economic loss and non-economic loss.
Your economic losses may include:
- Medical bills, including ambulance transportation, hospital stays, surgeries, medical care, medications, ongoing rehabilitation, and other medical expenses
- Lost wages, including for time away from work as you recovered from your injuries and any reduced earning capacity caused by your injuries
- Property damage, including damage to your vehicle and personal property
- Other financial expenses, such as the cost of transportation to receive medical treatment
Emotional distress falls under non-economic losses. Other non-economic losses may include:
- Pain and suffering, for the physical pain you experience because of your injuries
- Reduced quality of life, such as if you cannot participate in activities you did before your injuries
Any personal injury case should seek a settlement or verdict for the full scope of your loss, not just the immediate effects of your injuries. Our emotional distress lawyers can retrieve evidence, work with expert witnesses, and build your case to establish all your losses, including emotional distress and long-term expenses for medical care.
Our Emotional Distress Attorneys Provide Compassionate Legal Service
Our personal injury lawyers’ dedication to compassionate legal services is foundational to our practice. We understand the emotional distress and physical challenges you may be facing, and our legal team is committed to making your experience as supportive and comfortable as possible.
- No Fee Unless We Win: You won’t pay any attorney fees unless you get compensation. This provides our clients with access to legal representation without the financial stress of paying upfront attorney fees.
- Exceptional Service: Our team is here for you when you need us most. We’ll provide evening and weekend appointments to fit your schedule, and if you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you.
- Multi-Lingual Support: Communication should never be a barrier to legal representation for someone suffering serious injuries and emotional distress. Our staff is fluent in Spanish, Arabic, Creole, Greek, Portuguese, Russian, and Turkish.
- Proven Results: Our track record includes multi-million-dollar and million-dollar settlements, and we’ll build your case to seek the full and fair compensation you deserve.
At Ged Lawyers, we aim to earn your trust and provide empathetic legal representation as we negotiate with insurance companies for a settlement or verdict that accounts for all your economic and non-economic losses.
File Your Injury Lawsuit Before the Statute of Limitations Expires
Florida’s statute of limitations for personal injury claims is two years. Individuals who suffered injuries have a two-year window from the date of the accident to file a personal injury lawsuit. Failing to file within this timeframe typically results in losing the right to sue.
Call Now to Secure Help From Our Emotional Distress Lawyers
Time is of the essence if you were hurt in an accident. Our Delray Beach emotional distress lawyers will act quickly to meet the deadlines that apply to your injury case.
Call us for your free consultation and learn how our personal injury attorneys can help. Our history of winning speaks volumes about our dedication to building strong, evidence-based cases. Our team will build your case to establish the emotional distress and other losses you experienced and fight for full and fair compensation.
Remember, we work on a contingency fee basis, meaning we only receive attorney fees if you get compensation. Call Ged Lawyers today and take the first step towards the settlement or verdict you deserve.
