Loss of Earnings.

When most people suffer a serious personal injury, their initial worry is about paying for their medical bills. But have you considered how much money you could lose if your injury prevents you from earning a living, especially in an expensive city like San Diego? Your paychecks are vital for you and your family’s survival. Therefore, you should do everything you can to make sure your family is okay by filing a personal injury claim to recover your lost wages. An experienced personal injury lawyer in San Diego can help you in your endeavors.

We Know the Best Way to Claim for Lost Wages

If you want to make a claim for loss of earnings, it helps to keep track of things on your end. It just makes a claim for your lost wages that much easier when you have documented proof of exactly how much money you lost. You should keep track of two things:

1. The amount of time you miss at work.

2. How much money you would’ve made if you were able to work.

When it comes to documentation, pay stubs or employer documentation are the best methods for accuracy. Loss of earnings claims tend to require more documentation – as well as expert opinion in some cases – but you can really help your cause by being prepared. Our San Diego law firm will take care of the rest.

You Can Still Recover Lost Earnings after Workers Compensation

Since worker’s compensation usually only covers a portion of your normal wages, you can seek the full value of your lost earnings in your personal injury claim. If you unable to earn a living permanently, we can file a claim for what is known as loss of earning capacity. Loss of earning capacity can be very important in personal injury claims with permanent injuries. Earning capacity is defined as your ability to work both at the time of whatever caused your injury and the future. If your injuries reduce or eliminate your earning capacity then you should be eligible to receive compensation for your diminished earning capacity.

If you – as client of our San Diego law firm — were severely injured in an auto accident, our personal injury attorneys will talk to your doctor or an expert to determine what percentage of your earning ability was reduced by the injuries in the car accident. Once that percentage is calculated, we will try work that figure into your personal injury settlement.

We Seek Compensation for All Damages

In addition to your lost wages, you may also suffer emotional damages and property damage. We will also work to make sure that you don’t have to pay for medical bills after an injury that wasn’t your fault.

Call Us Now to Maximize Your Personal Injury Settlement

Since 1992, our San Diego law office has been helping people through difficult times. Our firm’s founder, Michael Pines, is a former insurance company lawyer, so he knows how the insurance companies work. We don’t think you should have to worry about fighting insurance companies or even recovering what you lost. That’s what we’re here for: To help you recover the maximum personal injury settlement with the least amount of stress.

If you unable to work because of an injury you didn’t cause then we urge you to contact our bilingual offices as soon as possible following the accident at 1-800-655-6585 or please click here for a FREE consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that you do not pay anything until we recover money on your behalf.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

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Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC The Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC are specialists in car accident injury. Every personal injury attorney in our San Diego office works hard to seek maximum recovery for every injured client. Your case is handled without any out-of-pocket costs, so do not hesitate to speak to a San Diego personal injury lawyer today for a free legal evaluation. Call us at 1-800-655-6585.