The most common approaches for calculating pain and suffering damages are called the “per diem method” and the “multiplier method.” The per diem method involves assigning a specific dollar amount to each day from the date of the accident to the date the victim reaches maximum medical improvement. This dollar amount may be the victim’s daily income or another figure the lawyer deems fair. The multiplier method involves multiplying the victim’s medical bills and lost income by a factor between 1.5 and 5, with higher factors typically used in cases that involve more severe and permanent injuries such as scarring, disfigurement, amputation, brain trauma, or paralysis.
About Michael Waks
Michael Waks is an aggressive advocate for people who have suffered because of someone else’s actions. Michael decided to become a personal injury lawyer when, while clerking at a legal defense firm during law school, he witnessed and was infuriated by asbestos manufacturers spending millions to avoid taking responsibility for the egregious injuries they caused. Immediately after passing the bar, Michael opened his own firm in Long Beach, CA to help the victims of personal injury accidents get every benefit owed them under the law.