Wondering

[Wonderinghow]

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? FL

I am wondering how attorney's figure out how much personal injury cases are worth

[seniorjudge]

There are a lot of variables, all of which I will not go into.

The main one is how old the person is and how much the person could earn.

If you injure a thirty-year old who is making $100K a year, the lawyer can make this look good in front of a jury and get a bunch of dough (maybe).

If you injure a 90-year old who is only social security, your award will not be very much.

Yes, it's all about money.

I am NOT a personal injury lawyer; stand by for other opinions.

[Wonderinghow]

Thanks seniorjudge,
I guessed they would include wages but how would they factor in a permanent disibility of 21% (6% shoulder and 15% neck)? Is there any formula at all?

[Wonderinghow]

Kinda wondering what happened to any other opinions? I read somewhere that you could formulate 2-5 times your medical bills.
Would this be including lost wages, future medical bills, pain and suffering and the disibility?

[Wonderinghow]

Any opinions would help I am going to the attornys office this coming week

[abaga]

Originally Posted by Wonderinghow

Any opinions would help I am going to the attornys office this coming week

Things may have changed in the last several years, but I was told it averages 3-5 times your medical bills. So, if you have 30K in medical bills, 3 times that would be 90K.

[Wonderinghow]

Thanks abaga,
Do you know if that includes expected continuing medical care (roughly ($2500.00) a year, and the 21% disibility?
I am only 42.

[abaga]

Originally Posted by Wonderinghow

Thanks abaga,
Do you know if that includes expected continuing medical care (roughly ($2500.00) a year, and the 21% disibility?
I am only 42.

No, I don't know the answer to your question.

I wish you the very best of luck!

[Wonderinghow]

Thanks I need all the luck I can get. Let you know what happens.

[seniorjudge]

Originally Posted by Wonderinghow

Thanks I need all the luck I can get. Let you know what happens.

You don't need luck; you need facts. Make sure you have plenty of them to tell your lawyer.

[Wonderinghow]

I have got about a 4 inch stack of facts and I have also kept a journal. I just want to make sure the attorney requests a fair amount since I will live with a disibility the rest of my life.
This is why I was wondering how they figure an amount for a disibility