Lost Income
If an injured party has lost income as a result of an injury caused by another, a Phoenix personal injury lawyer can seek reimbursement from the person responsible for the accident.
Lost income reimbursement includes both missed income due to the fact that an injured party was not in condition to work and time missed because an injured party was undergoing treatment because of an injury.
The following is an example: A client of a Phoenix personal injury attorney post accident has a $1,000 income loss. Her medical expenses were $800.00. The injury itself consisted of soft tissue disruption only, therefore a formula of two times special damages is formulated and applied towards fair and legal compensation. In this instance, only the medical expenses of $800.00 would be multiplied by two. The $1000 income loss would not be multiplied and would only be added on after the 2 X $800 multiplier. Therefore the total amount due hee would be $2,600. Income lost is not part of the amount multiplied in the formula applied to special damages. A Phoenix personal injury lawyer will add on the amount after a multiplier formula for special damages is applied,
The right to be reimbursed applies to any type of employment scenario. This includes employment which is full-time, part-time, regular or occasional, an hourly wage or a weekly or monthly salary or even self-employment.
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