How much is a Car Accident Case Worth?
by
Theodore A Spaulding on Sep. 23, 2014
Accident & Injury Accident & Injury Car Accident Accident & Injury Personal Injury
Summary: Following an accident, victims may immediately wonder how they can get reimbursed for their accident-related losses by the responsible party.
How much is a Car Accident Case Worth?
As researched by the 
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), millions of people suffer injuries and other damages in car accidents across the United States every year. Following an accident, victims may immediately wonder how they can get reimbursed for their accident-related losses by the responsible party. Often, settlement offers by the responsible party’s insurance company can be laughably low and may not even cover your existing medical bills, needless to say the costs of future treatment. For this reason, many victims may consider filing a legal claim for personal injury in court in order to receive the full amount of compensation they deserve. On the other hand, some accident victims may never pursue a legal claim because they do not believe it will be “worth” it for the amount they will receive. This leads to the question:
how much is a car accident claim worth?
Factors in a car accident settlement or award
There are many factors that may determine the worth of your car accident case, including the following:
- The extent of all injuries you suffered in the accident and the necessary medical treatment, including all estimated future treatments.
- Whether you were forced to miss work and lose income while recovering from injuries
- Whether you suffered any permanent disabilities or disfigurements that will have a lasting impact on your life.
- The amount of physical pain and suffering you experienced.
- Whether you lost enjoyment of regular life activities as a result of your injuries.
- Whether you acted in some negligent way that contributed to causing the collision.
- Whether the responsible party acted in an egregious or willful fashion to cause the accident, which may warrant punitive damages.
These are only some of the factors that may help determine the worth of your particular case.
In short, the worth of each car accident claim will strictly depend on the circumstances of that individual case, including the actions of the negligent driver, any contributory negligence, and the specific losses suffered by victims. If you are involved in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia that was caused by another party’s negligence, an experienced car accident attorney from the office of Boling Rice, LLC can evaluate your case and advise you on its potential worth.
Boling Rice LLC
750 Hammond Dr #300
Atlanta, Georgia 30328
Phone: (770) 744-0890