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im In Florida I was rear ended about 9 months ago. The other insurance accepted fault and has a 100,000 policy. Me and my passenger both had whiplash and my car wasn’t totaled just about 1500 in damages. We got a lawyer and did about 5 months of physical therapy, a MRI and we even got steroid epidural shots for our neck injury. My lawyers I got never answer my calls and they keep saying their going to get us 100k which I doubt I just want to know what’s the average amount for something like this?
 


Taxing Matters

Overtaxed Member
There is no average figure that would be at all helpful to you. Your provable damages are what matter, and even in similar kinds of accidents the injuries can be significantly different. You are entitled to payment for the medical bills for the injuries that resulted from the accident, compensation for any lost wages/income from being unable to work while recovering from the injuries, payment for the damage done to your property in the accident, compensation for any permanent disability or disfigurement, and to an amount for pain and suffering. The last of those is the one that can vary the most as there is no set rule for what pain and suffering is worth. Juries can award a lot or very little for pain and suffering; there is no way to know what any particular jury would do. The insurance company may use a figure for pain and suffering based on the value of the other proven damages (medical bills, lost income, etc) in making their offer, but that's not a rule set in stone. I don't know what the total is of the med bills, lost income, and property damage are nor do I know the extent of the injury suffered and how much pain it has caused you. Your lawyers are in the best position to determine what might be realistic to get in your case as they know all the facts. Sure, they are going to shoot for the $100k limit if they think there is any chance to get it. But you'll just have to wait and see what they are able to do for you and what the insurance company will offer.
 

adjusterjack

Senior Member
about 1500 in damages
That's a love tap.

did about 5 months of physical therapy, a MRI and we even got steroid epidural shots for our neck injury.
Did you get all that treatment because you needed it or to pad the claim. That you and your passenger both had the exact same treatment leads me to believe the latter.

they keep saying their going to get us 100k which I doubt
I doubt it, too.

I once got rear ended with $1800 damage and got $2500 for my injury.

Does your lawyer advertise on billboards and/or on TV?
 
That's a love tap.



Did you get all that treatment because you needed it or to pad the claim. That you and your passenger both had the exact same treatment leads me to believe the latter.



I doubt it, too.

I once got rear ended with $1800 damage and got $2500 for my injury.

Does your lawyer advertise on billboards and/or on TV?
No my lawyer doesn’t advertise on the billboard. We were honestly hurt the person who hit us car was damaged significantly more than mine. The problem is also my car was NEVER repaired by the other party because He received a ticket and wanted to go to court so for 2 months until his court date they didn’t accept fault! I don’t have the car anymore btw, but it was never even fixed.
 

Just Blue

Senior Member
No my lawyer doesn’t advertise on the billboard. We were honestly hurt the person who hit us car was damaged significantly more than mine. The problem is also my car was NEVER repaired by the other party because He received a ticket and wanted to go to court so for 2 months until his court date they didn’t accept fault! I don’t have the car anymore btw, but it was never even fixed.
Why didn't you go through your insurance company?
 

HighwayMan

Super Secret Senior Member
If you have a $1500 deductible and you can't afford to pay that for a repair then why do you bother having collision coverage at all?
 

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