Factors affecting your case value
THIS TIMELINE IS PROVIDED AS A GENERAL GUIDE AS EVERY CASE IS DIFFERENT. You should discuss your specific circumstances with an attorney. You are entitled to damages for past and future medical expenses, past and future lost wages, and pain and suffering. However, there are many factors that affect your case value, so this is provided as a general guide for Florida accident claims.
HIGHEST VALUE
- Other driver clearly at fault.
- Severe damage to your vehicle.
- Transportation by ambulance to ER.
- All doctors say accident caused your injuries.
- No pre-existing injuries.
- Clearly suffered permanent and serious injuries with surgery, fractures, scarring, or loss of a bodily function.
- Large amount of out-of-pocket medical expenses.
- Large amount of lost wages.
HIGHER VALUE
- Other driver at fault.
- Moderate damage to your vehicle.
- No pre-existing injuries.
- Clearly suffered a permanent injury with serious findings on MRI or other tests.
- Medical treatment included injections and more involved treatment.
- Moderate amount of expenses.
LOWER VALUE
- Liability is in dispute and minor vehicle damage.
- Didn’t receive ER treatment.
- Gaps in medical treatment.
- Some pre-existing injuries or prior medical treatment to same area hurt in this accident.
- Permanent Injury but MRI or other tests don’t show serious injuries.
- Fewer out-of-pocket expenses.
- Only soft tissue injuries with limited treatment.
- No lost wages.
LOWEST VALUE
- Can’t prove the other driver was at fault, or you were at fault.
- No damage to your vehicle.
- No immediate medical treatment or very little treatment.
- Large gaps in treatment.
- Pre-existing injuries to same area of body hurt in this accident with prior claims.
- No finding by doctor of permanent injury.
- No out-of-pocket expenses.
