How Your Tampa Auto Accident Attorney Can Assist You with Loss of Earning Capacity

People who have been injured in a Tampa Bay area auto accident are often overwhelmed with hospital stays, doctor visits, and missed days from work, not to mention the physical pain of their injuries. In the midst of trying to keep their lives together, it's next to impossible to think about what to claim on insurance policies. This is when the services of a Tampa auto accident attorney become invaluable.

With extensive knowledge of the law and dedication to achieving justice for accident victims, Tampa auto accident attorney Dale Appell, P.A. gives his clients a detailed tally of the losses they deserve to be reimbursed for. Some of the losses are fairly obvious, such as doctor and hospital bills. Other losses are not as obvious but just as important, including lost wages and loss of earning capacity.

For accident victims with catastrophic injuries, the loss of earning capacity can have a tremendous impact on their future. As an example, let's say a 30-year-old electrician working for the power company earns $35 per hour. After being injured in an auto accident, this electrician is no longer physically able to work on-site and must take a job in phone dispatch earning $15 per hour. The total loss of earning capacity would be determined by taking the lost $20 per hour and multiplying this by the amount of time left in the electrician's career. Assuming this electrician could have worked 40 hours a week for 35 years had he not been injured, the loss of earning capacity is well over $1 million.

In some cases, the loss of earning capacity may apply to accident victims who have the training and education to earn wages but are not employed at the time of their accident. For instance, what if a stay-at-home mother with a degree in civil engineering is permanently disabled in an auto accident? Even though she may not have been employed at the time of her accident, her injuries have stolen valuable assets from her—her ability to take care of her children and her ability to use her education to earn a living. These losses should be included in her personal injury claim.

These are just two of many examples in which Tampa auto accident attorney Dale Appell, P.A. fights for the rights of the injured. Certainly no one asks to be injured by a negligent driver, but the injured should ask for the compensation they deserve. An auto accident attorney can help you calculate the true losses from your accident so that you are not left paying for someone else's negligence.

Tampa auto accident attorney Dale Appell, P.A. provides free assessments to accident victims throughout the Tampa Bay area including Pasco, Polk, Hernando, Citrus, Pinellas, and Hillsborough counties and the cities of St Petersburg, Dunedin, Tampa, Riverview, Apollo Beach, Temple Terrace, Lutz, Sarasota, Brandon, Bradenton, Clearwater, Safety Harbor, Largo, New Port Richey, Palm Harbor, and Tarpon Springs.