Economic Damages
These are your measurable losses: past and future medical bills, lost wages, reduced earning capacity, property damage, and out-of-pocket costs. Documentation drives these numbers.
Non-Economic Damages
Pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and similar harms are real but harder to quantify. In New York, accessing these typically requires meeting the serious-injury threshold in motor-vehicle cases.
Factors That Affect Value
Severity and permanence of injury, clarity of liability, available insurance coverage, your degree of fault, and the quality of your documentation all influence value. Two superficially similar cases can be worth very different amounts.
Why Estimates Vary
Anyone promising a specific number before reviewing your records is guessing. A careful case review provides a realistic range based on the facts of your situation.
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