How much your whiplash settlement is worth depends on what happened in your case. The total cost is different for each case because of the unique nature of the injury and the effect on the person injured.
In any whiplash case, you will be entitled to:
Various factors might affect what you can recover for your whiplash injury. Some of these factors include:
If your injuries are more severe, long-lasting, require surgical intervention, or keep you out of work for an extended period of time, you will likely recover more than you would for a whiplash injury that lasted a month.
If you had an existing neck, shoulder, or back injury at the time of the accident, you will likely receive less compensation. The insurer will likely argue that the accident in question only exacerbated your existing injury rather than causing a new one.
If you contributed to your own whiplash injury or the accident that caused it, you might be unable to recover the total amount of compensation for your injury.
For example, say you suffered whiplash in a rear-end car accident. The driver who rear-ended you was texting and did not see you stop, but your brake lights were burnt out. The investigation found you 40 percent at-fault and the other driver 60 percent at-fault. You demanded $10,000 for your injuries. You would only be able to recover 60 percent of your demand (i.e., $6,000).
In Georgia, you have two years to file a claim for a whiplash injury. If you try to file after that, the court will not hear your case. You should file as soon as possible to make sure you meet the deadlines.
Insurance company adjusters handle thousands of claims a year with one goal in mind - settling them as cheaply as possible even if you're not fairly compensated
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