What Is the Average Pedestrian Accident Settlement?
Our Norfolk pedestrian accident lawyers don’t assign an average pedestrian accident settlement value. Instead, we take our clients’ individual losses into account, ensuring that our calculations address the value of their economic and non-economic expenses. Those calculations then allow us to fight for a client’s maximum possible compensation.
Our Heavy Hitters® believe that everyone has the right to demand financial support from the negligent parties responsible for their pedestrian accident.
If you’re struggling to make an insurer acknowledge the value of your losses, or if you have questions about the average pedestrian accident settlement available to Virginia residents, book a free consultation with our team. We’re here to make your recovery easier.
What Losses Can You Include in a Request for Pedestrian Accident Support?
When establishing the value of your pedestrian accident case, our Norfolk personal injury lawyers will account for the specific costs associated with your recovery. We don’t refer to an “average” pedestrian accident settlement but instead collect the bills related to your medical care, property damage, and other expenses.
Economic Losses
These bills establish a record of the economic losses you endured as a result of someone else’s negligence. They can include your emergency room bills, including the cost of an ambulance ride, if necessary. We can also account for any reduction in wages you saw as a result of your injury, especially if you had to take a lot of time away from work.
If you need to replace a phone or other damaged property in the wake of a pedestrian accident, let us know about the cost. We can include property restoration among the losses we ask an insurer or liable party to compensate you for.
Non-Economic Losses
You have as much right to ask for compensation based on your emotional losses as you do your physical ones. These “non-economic losses” don’t leave behind bills like their economic counterparts do, but they still impact your everyday life in ways that you wouldn’t have to deal with if you hadn’t been involved in a serious accident.
The most common non-economic losses to appear in a victim’s pedestrian accident claim may include the following:
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Mental anguish
- Reduced quality of life
- Reduced enjoyment in life
You can discuss how to argue for your right to damages based on non-economic losses during a free, no-obligation case evaluation with our experienced Norfolk pedestrian accident attorneys.
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When Can You Ask for Wrongful Death Damages After a Pedestrian Accident?
You may have the right to pursue wrongful death damages on behalf of a loved one if you can prove that a pedestrian accident directly resulted in that loved one’s death. However, note that Virginia law only allows a person’s personal representative to file a wrongful death claim in their name.
Should you have the right to file a wrongful death claim, our pedestrian accident lawyers can help you address losses specific to that passing, including the cost of a funeral and mortuary services. We can also account for the cost of your grief, loss of consortium, loss of companionship, and reduced income.
We understand that no amount of money will ever replace your loved one. The settlement you ask for when pursuing a wrongful death claim isn’t meant to stand in for a loved one’s presence in your life. Instead, we hope that adequate compensation can alleviate your family’s financial stress and give you the breathing room you need to grieve.
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Can You Ask for Punitive Damages After a Pedestrian Accident?
While you may receive punitive damages in the wake of a pedestrian accident, you can only do so under certain circumstances, and you may not include a request for them in your claim. You only stand to receive punitive damages if you take your pedestrian accident claim to civil court and have a judge weigh in on your right to support.
Judges will only award punitive damages to victims of gross negligence or recklessness. These damages are designed to punish the party liable for your losses and discourage similar behavior in the future.
Again, you may not request punitive damages when filing your claim, nor may you expect them if you negotiate for a settlement with a liable party. You can discuss whether or not punitive damages may have a place in your recovery as a Norfolk pedestrian accident lawyer builds out your case.
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When Should You Contact a Norfolk Pedestrian Accident Lawyer?
Do not wait to contact a Norfolk pedestrian accident lawyer after an accident. Insurance claims adjusters work fast in the wake of these collisions and can take steps to make your recovery more challenging the longer you wait.
Getting in touch with a pedestrian accident lawyer within a few days of your accident allows you to:
- Preserve the evidence most relevant to your accident, including debris, photos, and electronic evidence.
- Secure witness statements before witnesses’ memories of the accident begin to fade.
- Prevent insurance adjusters and other parties from misrepresenting the nature of your losses or pressuring you to accept insufficient settlement offers.
- Dispel any myths you may have heard about an average pedestrian accident settlement and start calculating the value of your independent losses.
Additionally, early contact with an attorney allows you to stay well ahead of your case’s statute of limitations. You need to file your claim within two years of your accident, according to Va. Code § 8.01-230, or else you may lose the right to demand compensation for your losses.
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Let’s Fight for the Pedestrian Accident Settlement You Need
There is no average pedestrian accident settlement that our Norfolk attorneys refer to when assigning value to your case. We independently account for the losses you sustained due to someone else’s negligence before advocating for your right to fair accident compensation.
We’ve gone to work on behalf of accident victims like you since 2011, and we’re not stopping. You can join the thousands of clients we’ve helped recover from their losses by scheduling a free pedestrian accident case consultation today.
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