Learn how to calculate your injury claim value, factors that impact your compensation, and when others have a right to your settlement money.
When you’ve been injured by someone else’s negligence, you expect the at-fault party to compensate you for your injuries, property damage, and pain and suffering.
You need to know how much your injury claim is worth. It’s easy enough to add up your hard costs, like medical bills and property damage. It’s harder to put a price on damages that can’t be measured, like your pain, suffering, and emotional distress.
Here’s where we answer all your questions about how to maximize your injury compensation.
Learn how to calculate what your claim is really worth, and how you can boost your claim’s value. Get valuable insight into what the insurance company will use against you, so you can beat them at their own game.
Finally, find out how factors like, taxes, liens, and lawsuit loans will impact how much settlement money is left in your pocket.
Finding Your Injury Claim Value
Injury compensation is based on the cost of your damages, like medical bills, lost wages, and emotional distress. Including proof of all your damages increases your claim value.
What Can You Claim for Injury Compensation?
Get more money for your personal injury claim by knowing all the different kinds of damages to include in your demand for compensation.
Beginner’s Guide to Calculating Personal Injury Compensation
Don’t rely on the adjuster’s personal injury calculator for fair compensation. Here’s how to figure out what your injury claim is really worth.
How to Calculate Your Pain and Suffering Settlement
Learn the evidence you need to support your calculations for pain and suffering and how to increase the total amount of your settlement.
How to Get Full Compensation for Lost Income
Here’s what the insurance company won’t tell you about how you can recover all your lost wages and other employment perks.
How Emotional Distress Affects Injury Reimbursement
How to get fair compensation for emotional distress as part of your injury settlement. Here’s what you need to know to build a strong insurance claim.
Property Damage Claims: How to Get Compensated for Belongings
Get fair compensation for damaged personal property. Find out who should pay and what you can do about it.
Guide to Filing Property Damage Claims After a Car Accident
Get fair compensation for your wrecked car and ruined personal items. Here’s what you need to know about filing claims for property damage after an auto collision.
Tactics Used by Insurance Companies
A strong and well-prepared claim can defeat many common tactics insurance companies use to reduce or deny personal injury claims.
Dealing With Insurance Claim Adjusters
Knowing how to deal with insurance adjusters will help you get to a fair settlement more quickly and with less stress.
Increase Your Award by Thinking Like an Adjuster
Boost your injury compensation with a convincing demand for your hard costs and mental anguish. Here’s how to justify your pain and suffering award.
Important Factors Affecting Payouts for Injury Claims
Learn factors that boost the value of bodily injury claims, and what the insurance company will use against you.
Determining Settlement Amounts with Different Injuries
Learn how insurance companies determine personal injury settlement amounts and what you can do to boost your compensation.
How Compensation Increases with Permanent Injuries
Permanent injury compensation is calculated differently than other injury claims. Here’s what you need to know.
Keep More of Your Settlement Money
The insurance company won’t tell you that others might be entitled to a portion of your compensation. Avoid costly surprises after settlement by learning about liens, taxes, and loans.
Watch Out for Liens on Your Injury Settlement Proceeds
Liens can take most of your personal injury settlement before you see a dime. Here’s what you can do to keep more of your payout.
Negotiating Medical Liens: Keep More Settlement Money
You can reduce or eliminate medical liens against your injury settlement. Get solid tips for negotiating with lien collectors.
Paying Tax on Injury Settlements: What You Need to Know
When do you owe taxes on a personal injury settlement? Avoid costly surprises after the insurance company pays your compensation.
Personal Injury Lawsuit Loans: Read This Before You Apply
Get the facts on personal injury lawsuit loans. Find out if a loan is right for you and what that cash advance will really cost you.
How Much is Your Injury Claim Worth?
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Personal Injury Compensation Questions & Answers
Why do I have to use my own medical auto insurance policy?
On April 29, 2016 I was rear ended. The lady wasn’t paying attention as traffic was at a complete stop. Her insurance company handled my…
How to get restitution for possible lost future earnings?
I am a city employee. I was hit while driving in my car on my way to work by an individual. In doing so, I…
Lawyers receive more than five times my compensation?
I had a lawyer for my injury case that charged me his 40%, plus filing fees, secretarial fees, copying, etc. The total settlement was for…
Knocked out when I slammed into a car that ran a stop sign…
I was in an auto accident recently. The other lady driver ran a stop sign, I locked up my brakes then wham, I hit her…
What would be a fair multiplier?
I was involved in an accident in which the other driver was 100% at fault, confirmed by the police report. My new car, a 2015…
Not enough insurance coverage?
I’m involved in an insurance claim and have been tendered an offer of the full policy amount from the other party’s insurance company, but it…
How to request compensation when I only paid a copay?
I was involved in an auto accident when I was stopped at light and rear-ended by the other party. The other party’s insurance has already…
Insurance denying lost wages and pain and suffering, but paying medical bills?
I sustained an injury to my left ankle while going up the stairs to see an apartment for cleaning by my company. The assistant property…
Current valuation method for pain and suffering settlement in Texas?
I understand that the older multiplier method may no longer be valid, but I am trying to arrive at a fair settlement for pain and…
How much is having your toenail removed worth?
While I was at local grocery store, a candle display fell on my second toe on my right foot. Blood shot out under my toenail….