Anyone injured in an accident should receive the maximum amount of compensation they are legally entitled to receive. Many people trust the insurance companies to determine the fair value of their claim. Unfortunately, the sole objective of the insurance company is to maximize their profits by limiting the amount of money paid to an injured person.
There is no simple formula for determining the value of a Personal Injury claim. Several factors must be taken into consideration to effectively determine the value of your claim. These include:
- Circumstances of the accident
- Extent of injuries sustained (fractures, herniated disks)
- Extent of medical treatment (physical therapy, surgery)
- Findings of objective testing (ct scans, mri)
- Quality of medical reports issued by treating doctors
- Significance of pre-existing conditions
- Relevance of previous accidents or injuries
- Existence of temporary or permanent restrictions.
- Gross weekly wage of the claimant
- Lost time from work
- Additional factors in auto accident cases include details records in the police report, issuance of traffic tickets, quality of the insurance company involved, limits of insurance coverage, extent of damage to vehicles.
The only effective way to determine the approximate value of an injury claim is for these and other factors to be evaluated by an experienced attorney who has actually settled and/or litigate a significant number of claims.
No lawyer can tell you at the beginning of your claim how much your case is worth until he or she has all the medical records, bills and wage loss analysis in hand. However, by calling
800-437-2571 anytime and explaining the specific circumstances of your accident and injuries, one of our experienced personal injury attorneys, may be able to give you a “ball park figure,” or if you prefer, may also use our convenient
Free Case Evaluation submission form.
