Not all accident losses come with receipts. Non-economic damages compensate you for pain, emotional distress, and the lasting impact an injury has on your quality of life.
Typical Ways of Proving Pain and Suffering Include the Following.
- Showing your medical records. All doctor and therapist treatment notes, plus X-rays and other medical images, go a long way in telling the story of your injury and its impact on your life. The more documentation, the better. Also important is to show you were a reliable and compliant patient who didn’t miss appointments and followed doctors' and therapists' orders and treatment plans.
- Tell your story with pictures and videos. Compile photographs and videos of you before the accident and then after the accident. If possible, chronicle your treatment and recovery in videos so the jury, judge, or insurance company can see how you are dealing with your challenges.
- Therapist observations. These can be very helpful in explaining the nature of your mental anguish claims.
- Write everything down. You are the best reporter of your life. If you can, keep a daily journal where you record every day how you are feeling as a result of the accident. Note things like if you missed work, slept poorly from stress or pain, or missed a child’s recital.
- Online and digital documentation. Be mindful of your social media presence. Are your posts showing that you are recovering from a serious injury? Keep all texts and emails that make reference to your injury and your state of mind after the accident.
- Gather people who can testify to what you’re going through. Hearing your story from others like friends, family, therapists, and co-workers can be very compelling. Their anecdotes and observations can speak to the ways you have changed since the accident.
A Las Vegas personal injury attorney will help you set out your claim for non-economic damages in the most effective way possible.
