Buffalo personal injury lawsuits often revolve around proof that the plaintiff actually suffered an injury. This is particularly true in automobile accidents, where the law requires not just proof of injury, but proof of a serious injury as that term is defined under New York State law.
Generally, establishing such an injury requires objective medical evidence. This means that there must be an observable or quantifiable injury. The claim of injury cannot be based merely on the injured person’s complaints of pain. There must be something that the treatment providers can actually point to as the cause of that pain.
In cases involving, for example, a fracture, objective medical evidence can be relatively easy to provide. Many cases, however, do not involve such distinct injuries, and it can be quite difficult for the treating physicians to pinpoint the exact cause of a person’s pain. Such cases can be much more difficult to prove during a personal injury lawsuit.
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