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A broken bone can range from a painful annoyance to a debilitating injury. Whether you’ve suffered a broken from an auto accident or you fell in a supermarket, suffering a broken bone because of someone else’s negligence can create huge financial setbacks. It can also leave you in pain for weeks, months or even permanently.

You may have to miss work while you recover – just as your medical expenses start piling up.

California law may entitle you to financial compensation to help you pay your medical bills, recover lost wages, and offset other costs you’ve incurred because of your broken bones.

Broken Bones After an Accident

Accidents happen. While some accidents are truly unforeseeable, sometimes a broken bone injury is caused by circumstances that were totally preventable. Sometimes innocent people are hurt because of someone else’s reckless or careless actions – or another person’s inaction.

Legal Action for Broken Bone Victims

Many people believe that if they break a bone, they have no choice but to pay for their own medical expenses. However, in certain circumstances, you may be able to demonstrate that someone else is at fault for your injury; if that’s the case, you could be eligible to collect financial compensation for your injury.

Personal injury law exists specifically to help victims like you.

In many cases, the person responsible for your injury is liable for paying for the damages you’ve incurred.

Who Could Be Held Liable for Damages?

A person (or, in some cases, a company) whose negligence caused your broken bones can—and should—be held legally accountable for your expenses.

The law may compel a negligent party to compensate you for your pain and suffering, lost wages and mental anguish. A person or business is negligent if his or her carelessness, recklessness or lack of action causes harm to another person.

Depending on the circumstance of your accident, you may be able to collect damages from:

Commercial or residential property owners
Other motorists in a traffic accident, including motorcycle accidents
Business owners
Construction companies
Manufacturers of malfunctioning or defective devices

In certain cases, you may even be able to sue the government.

You could be awarded compensatory damages, punitive damages or a combination of both. Compensatory damages are designed to pay for your injuries and other expenses, while punitive damages are designed to punish the guilty party.

How Much is Your Case Worth?

If the courts find the defendant is responsible for your fracture injury, you could be eligible for compensation for:

Medical expenses
Lost wages
Pain and suffering
Mental anguish caused by your injuries
Loss of future earning potential

Nobody can predict how a judge will rule, but sometimes we can get an idea about where your settlement will go by evaluating past case results.

Settling Your Bone Fracture Case Out of Court

Ideally, though, your case will settle out of c