What are some of the factors which would tend to increase or decrease the value of my case?
This is not an exhaustive list, but here are some of the factors which attorneys and insurance companies consider in arriving at case value: a. Age of plaintiff (plaintiffs either very young or very old are regarded as more of an economic burden upon their loved ones, and thus their personal injury cases are usually not as valuable, except for babies or children who will need major medical care or life support for the rest of their lives.) In wrongful death cases particularly, very old and very young victims tend to have lesser case values than persons struck down “in their prime”. b. Seriousness of injury-a broken bone or a shattered disc in the spine tends to be much more valuable in settlement than a “soft-tissue” whiplash injury with no x-ray and no MRI film to back up the existence of the injury. (“MRI” stands for magnetic resonance imaging, which is a filming process much more precise than x-rays in detecting the presence of injuries.) c. Whether the injury caused significant med
