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As a citizen of the state of Ohio, you have the right to have a personal injury attorney represent you in a court of law, you also have the right to seek appropriate compensation for injuries sustained as a result of the negligence of another. This includes the right to seek money for past and future medical expenses, past and future pain and suffering, emotional distress, past and future loss of enjoyment of life due to the inability to perform daily activities as well as past and future loss of income. Joseph Law Group is here to thoroughly explain all of your legal rights as a victim.

If you are injured in an accident, the most important thing you can do is collect and keep any available evidence that might show what happened. Obtain the names, addresses, and phone numbers of both the at-fault party as well as any witnesses, take photographs, and make a journal of exactly what happened. This evidence can be crucial to presenting your case. Police reports, medical records, business records, or other information can also be useful. If you need medical attention, make arrangements to get treatment as soon as possible. Make sure to tell your health care provider how you were injured. You should also consider consulting with an attorney as soon as possible to help preserve any evidence and present your case.

Ohio imposes caps on personal injury damages, which are restrictions on the amount of compensation accident victims can receive for damages related to their accident. Non-economic damages are subject to these restrictions, but economic damages are not. For instance, there is no limit on recovering medical expenses following a car accident, but when it comes to the less-defined non-economic damages such as pain and suffering resulting from the accident, Ohio imposes a restriction. The state sets a maximum limit of $250,000, which if the economic damages are sufficient can increase to three times the economic damages up to $350,000 per person or $500,000 per accident.

A contingency fee is essentially an attorney fee. When a law firm works on a contingency basis, this means they only receive compensation if they are able to receive a fair settlement on behalf of an injured person. Typically, this is a percentage of the settlement or court award won. The contingency fee basis can be further explained during your free consultation with an attorney at Joseph Law Group.