{"id":142,"date":"2020-07-21T22:13:35","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T22:13:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/can-you-sue-for-ptsd-after-a-car-accident\/"},"modified":"2022-07-01T11:53:36","modified_gmt":"2022-07-01T16:53:36","slug":"can-you-sue-for-ptsd-after-a-car-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-you-sue-for-ptsd-after-a-car-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Sue For PTSD After A Car Accident?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/category\/car-accidents\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Car accidents<\/a> | July 21, 2020<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/can-you-sue-for-ptsd-after-a-car-accident.jpg\" alt=\"Recovering Compensation for PTSD After a Car Accident\" \/><br \/>\nThankfully, most car accidents result in relatively minor injuries or only property damage. However, that is not always the case. Some accidents are so severe that they lead to significant injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for victims. Here, our <a href=\"\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\">Chicago car accident lawyers<\/a> want to discuss whether or not a car accident injury victim is able to file a lawsuit against an alleged negligent party if they are diagnosed with PTSD after the incident.<\/p>\n<h2>Types of damages available in a car accident case<\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/can-you-sue-for-ptsd-after-a-car-accident\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Can You Sue For PTSD After A Car Accident?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car accidents | July 21, 2020 Thankfully, most car accidents result in relatively minor injuries or only property damage. However, that is not always the case. Some accidents are so severe that they lead to significant injuries, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for victims. Here, our Chicago car accident lawyers want to discuss whether or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-car-accidents"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can You Sue For PTSD After A Car Accident in Chicago?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you are sufferring from PTSD following a car accident in Chicago, you may be eligible to file a lawsuit for non-economic damages. 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