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Welcome and thank you for joining me, I am Gerry Oginski, a New York Medical Malpractice and Accident Trial Lawyer, practicing law here in the State of New York. Today's topic is the straight truth about proving damages in your accident case. Your attorney is going to have to prove your injuries through various experts. They are going to have to bring in doctors, economists, vocational rehabilitation experts to show to a jury, not only did you suffer injuries from the time of the accident up until the point of trial, but also from the point of trial to the foreseeable future for the remainder of your life. And how do they do that? They do that by bringing in your treating doctors, so that your doctors can explain to a jury how the injuries have affected you, what treatment you received and what treatment you can be expected to receive in the future.
Many times you may need to have additional treatment as a result of the injuries; you may need surgery, you may need rehabilitation therapy, you may need medical supplies to help you, you may need additional caring treatment or hospitalization. All of those things that doctor, who has treated you, will be able to explain to a injury, otherwise, they will not have a basis and a true understanding of the full extent of your injuries. Sometimes if you have been unable to work as a result of the accident, we may bring in somebody who is known as a vocational rehabilitation expert and what they are, is they explain to a jury that since you are no longer capable of doing the type of work you used to do, let's say, you were a bricklayer and now because you suffered fractures in your spine, you can no longer lift heavy things and that you are only qualified at this point to work in a job where you are sitting for a few hours a day, because your back can no longer tolerate that type of work and you can no longer stand for long periods of time.
In that instance, an expert in vocational rehabilitation will talk to the jury about the types of jobs that are currently out there in the marketplace and how much somebody who has that type of experience can earn. Only by doing that can we show the significant difference between what you were earing and what you are able to earn currently and that's it for today's topic about the straight truth of proving damages in your New York accident case. Thank you for taking a few moments of your time to join me here in my office. I am Gerry Oginski. Have a great day!
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