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CALCULATING PAIN AND SUFFERING IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT

By Jacoby & Meyers, LLP

02/23/2018 Most lawyers will tell you that the first step in determining what a reasonable settlement might be in a personal injury claim, such as an auto accident, is calculating a reasonable amount of money you might accept to give up your claim. Insurance companies and attorneys rely on a specific formula to get a starting point for settlement negotiations. A common formula uses a multiplier plus your medical expenses to calculate an estimate of your non-economic losses, such as pain and suffering. This amount is added to your economics losses, such as medical bills, property damage and lost income, to give you an amount from which you can negotiate.
A settlement calculator takes into account:

  • Medical expenses, which are the total of all your medical bills including those you did not pay out-of-pocket
  • Property damage, commonly used in auto accident cases
  • Lost earnings, if you missed work because of your injuries
  • Future lost earnings, if you will be missing any work in the future due to your injuries
  • Future medical expenses, if you will require continued treatment
  • A multiplier for general damages because it is tricky to quantify pain and suffering

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Jacoby & Meyers, LLP

Jacoby & Meyers, LLP

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