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What is the Threshold I Must Meet to Recover PIP Benefits in a Palm Beach County Car Accident?

In a tort action brought against the owner, occupant, registrant, or operator of a motor vehicle injured under no-fault laws or against any entity legally responsible for an act/omission by one of these parties, entitles the plaintiff to recover damages for pain, suffering, mental anguish, and inconvenience if the following criteria are met:

Either

1) You have significant or permanent loss of an important bodily function;

2) You have permanent injury within reasonable degree of medical probability 

3) You have significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement

4) death

Death is not difficult to prove, but the first three criteria will almost always require expert medical testimony that demonstrates  permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability.  You should know that permanent pain may constitute permanent injury.

If you have been injured in a Palm Beach County car accident, contact an experienced accident attorney immediately to determine your rights to PIP benefits.  Do not attempt to negotiate with the PIP adjuster yourself.