No one starts the day expecting it to end in a hospital, but emergency rooms in the United States see over 150 million visits per year, with more than 40 million visits due to injuries. If someone else’s negligence caused your injury, you don’t have to be left responsible for the damages, like medical expenses and lost earnings, while you are also suffering from the physical effects of the injury. Instead, contact the personal injury lawyers in Vancouver, Washington, at Sears Injury Law for legal representation that gets results. Call us today at (360) 854-3696 to get started.
Why Choose Sears Injury Law as Your Vancouver Personal Injury Law Firm?
Insurance companies and at-fault parties are rarely eager to pay out on costly injury claims. At Sears Injury Law, our compassionate Vancouver personal injury lawyers understand how an accident can disrupt every part of your life, physically, emotionally, and financially. We offer the following advantages:
- A free consultation and no payment until after we’ve recovered compensation for your damages
- An Vancouver injury attorney who will come to you if you are hospitalized or immobile
- An attorney with a results-oriented approach to maximizing your recovery through a tailored legal strategy
- Over 20 years of knowledge, experience, and legal resources behind your case
Sears Injury Law has a well-respected history of exceptional results, including over $250 million in recovered compensation for clients.
Types of Personal Injury Claims Our Law Firm Handles
Personal injury law in Washington centers around the understanding that all individuals, businesses, and other entities owe a duty of care to others. This duty of care requires reasonable measures to avoid causing injury. When someone else’s careless, reckless, or purposefully wrongful actions cause an injury with damages, the injury victim may file a personal injury claim. The Vancouver injury lawyers at Sears Injury Law are ready to help with common personal injury claims such as:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Rideshare accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Boating accidents
- Plane and helicopter accidents
- Slip-and-fall injuries and other premises accidents, such as balcony collapses, fires, and pool accidents
- Dog bites
- Workplace injuries
- Wrongful death
We also take a strong, results-oriented approach to catastrophic injuries such as traumatic brain injuries and spinal cord injury cases.
These are some, but by no means all, of the ways negligence causes injury to others. Financial accountability in these cases typically comes from the appropriate insurance, such as auto insurance after a car or pedestrian accident and commercial liability insurance after a slip-and-fall injury in a store.
What Types of Injuries are Common In Personal Injury Cases In Vancouver?
Even a mild injury can lead to financial concerns if it prevents a prompt return to work and requires medical care. More serious injuries can cause hardship for the entire family and leave the injury victim facing an uncertain future with questions about their prognosis and ability to resume working. Common injuries in Vancouver personal injury claims include the following:
- Fractures
- Traumatic brain injuries
- Back injuries
- Neck injuries
- Soft-tissue injuries like sprains, strains, torn ligaments, and tendon injuries
- Lacerations, contusions, and abrasions
- Burns
- Near-drowning (hypoxic brain injury)
- Spinal cord injuries
- Internal organ injuries
- Facial and dental trauma
- Traumatic amputations
- Dog bite injuries
When an injury was preventable, if only someone else had taken reasonable care, it adds an additional element of distress. A successful personal injury claim brings a sense of financial accountability and justice as well as tangible compensation.
What Is the Process of a Personal Injury Claim In Vancouver, WA?
Washington has fault-based accident laws, allowing an injury victim to recover compensation for their economic and non-economic damages when they suffer an injury caused by someone else’s negligence. After the injury, it’s highly advantageous to hire a Vancouver personal injury attorney before dealing with the at-fault party’s insurance company. Insurance adjusters are not on your side, despite their compassionate tones, and may protect their profits at your expense. A personal injury lawyer from Sears Injury Law navigates the personal injury process by doing the following:
- Handling all communication on your case with the appropriate insurance company
- Investigating all aspects of the accident or incident that caused your injury to pinpoint the negligent action
- Documenting compelling evidence of the at-fault party’s liability
- Calculating your economic damages and using a formula to maximize the compensation available for your pain and suffering
- Presenting their findings to the insurance company in a demand package
- Negotiating with the insurance company to obtain the largest possible settlement
- Attending mediation if necessary to reach a settlement agreement
Over 90% of personal injury claims in Vancouver and elsewhere end with a settlement from an insurance company. Your trial-ready Vancouver personal injury lawyer from Sears Injury Law will prepare your case as though for court throughout the process, so they are ready to execute a strong legal strategy if your case requires litigation.
What Damages Can I Recover In a Vancouver Personal Injury Claim?
Injuries are painful and often debilitating, with temporary or permanent impacts on the injury victim’s life. These are the damages recoverable in a personal injury claim. No two results are the same because the compensation recovered depends on the severity of the injury and losses, but common damages recovered in Washington personal injury cases include the following:
- Reimbursement for medical expenses
- Compensation for future medical expenses
- Out-of-pocket injury costs
- Lost earnings
- Future income loss
- Diminished future earning capacity
- Compensation for pain and suffering
If a personal injury is catastrophic, additional compensation may be available depending on the type of injury, for instance, for loss of limb, scarring, disfigurement, the loss of one of the senses, diminished quality of life, PTSD, anxiety, depression, or loss of enjoyment of life. If a personal injury causes death, a close family member could recover compensation with the help of a Vancouver wrongful death attorney through a wrongful death claim.
Call Our Vancouver Personal Injury Attorneys Today
Instead of adding a complicated legal process to your agenda while also dealing with medical procedures and a painful recovery period, or leaving your claim in the hands of an insurance company that does not have your best interests at heart, contact Sears Injury Law to speak to a Vancouver personal injury attorney who is ready to take prompt, assertive legal action on your behalf.