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I am a stay-at-home mom with three young children, recently confined to bed for three weeks due to injuries suffered in an automobile accident. My husband works full time. How do you calculate my lost earning capacity? How do I document it?

I am a 34-year-old single mom with two kids to support. I was unemployed but looking for office work when I was injured in a head-on car crash 3 months ago. How does the delay in finding work factor into my lost/future earnings?

My sister drove across railroad tracks and was hit by a train. The gates had not come down and the lights were not flashing. Miraculously, she survived, but she is in a persistent vegetative state and the doctor doesn’t know if she will ever come out of the coma. How do you put a dollar figure on the value of her case?

I am self-employed and I had to shut down my business for a couple of months after my accident due to my injuries. I missed important business meetings with current and potential clients. My business lost money while I was laid up. How will my losses be calculated? How can I prove lost income opportunities?

I’m a pharmaceutical salesman who works on commission. After I was injured, I probably lost a lot of money because I couldn’t make calls on my clients to deliver samples, take orders, or sign on any new clients for a few weeks. Am I entitled to compensation for the money I would probably have earned?

I am a 28-year-old auto mechanic and the sole support for my wife and two young children. I was hit by a drunk driver and permanently paralyzed from the waist down. Will a settlement factor in my inability to work at my previous job and also the the high likelihood that I will not be able to earn as much now?

My 60-year old father was in a serious rollover accident while driving his SUV, and his leg was badly crushed. His doctor says it will be years before he can walk again. How will the value of his case be assessed? Is age a factor?

My daughter, a veterinary school student, was severely injured when she was a passenger on a bus that swerved to miss a deer and broke through the guardrail and down an embankment. Her long-term memory is severely impaired. Her neurologist says the brain injuries will likely be permanent. How will her loss of career and potential earnings be calculated?

I lost all chances to make the NBA when I was hit head-on in a multiple car pile-up. Will I receive damages for the loss of my dream career?



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