
How Pain and Suffering is Valued in a Personal Injury Claim in the State of Ohio
Have you suffered an injury due to an accident that took place because of someone else’s negligent actions? If so, you may be able to
After a serious injury,it is a mistake to provide information to the insurance adjuster or make quick decisions without consulting with an experienced personal injury lawyer. Anzellotti, Sperling, Pazol & Small has been the firm families in the Mahoning Valley call at that moment since 1971.
We are a personal injury law firm, and that is all we are. For over 55 years we have represented thousands of people with serious personal injuries across Ohio, in cases ranging from a minor injury to complex litigation. Our Youngstown attorneys prepare every case as though it will go to trial. Most settle because of this preparation.
Every case is reviewed by our personal injury attorneys at a consultation before you decide on anything, and we never charge a fee unless we recover compensation for you.

Have you suffered an injury due to an accident that took place because of someone else’s negligent actions? If so, you may be able to

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If you have suffered an personal injury because of an auto accident or car accident, you may be surprised to learn that, initially, you will be
Serving Northeast Ohio since 1971
We are lawyers in Youngstown, and that is not a slogan here. The firm has worked out of the same city since 1971, which means the same courts, the same adjusters and the same roads for over five decades. When a client describes a crash at a particular intersection, they rarely have to describe it twice.
Personal injuries are the only cases we take. That matters more than it sounds, because a firm that also handles closings and divorces is not capable of building the medical picture in a case involving serious personal injuries the way a firm that does nothing else has to.
We are also not a volume operation. Many firms advertise heavily and are mainly interested in settling files quickly without maximizing their value. Cases settled to clear a pipeline do not resolve for their true value. We take fewer cases and work up each one to obtain what it is genuinely worth.
What that looks like in practice: no fee unless we recover compensation for you, a free evaluation before you commit to anything, an experienced staff and the same lawyers on your file from the first call to the last.
We work on a contingency basis, which means no hourly bill and no fee unless we recover compensation for you. The fee is a percentage of the recovery, agreed in writing before the work starts. There is no charge for the first consultation whether or not you hire us.
Yes. Ohio treats pain and suffering as noneconomic loss. While there are legal limits on how much can be recovered in most cases involving personal injuries, the limit is removed entirely for certain catastrophic injuries. Which side of that line a case falls on is based on the medical evidence developed by our highly experienced attorneys.
Generally, a claim must be settled or a lawsuit filed within two years from the date of the injury in Ohio, with narrow exceptions. A wrongful death claim normally must be settled or filed within two years from the date of death. Some claims run on different timetables depending on certain circumstances, which is a good reason to have someone look at the date rather than assume it.
It depends on the injury more than on the law. A case cannot be valued honestly until the medical picture has settled, so a claim involving ongoing treatment takes longer than one where recovery is complete. Straightforward claims often resolve in months, and serious injury cases can take considerably longer.
A short call is usually enough to tell you whether you have a claim worth pursuing. It costs nothing and commits you to nothing.
Call 330-778-ASAP (2727), or contact us online and we will call you back.