What is a herniated disc case worth by settlement or at trial?
Because our lawyers have successfully tried a number of herniated disc cases and have received national exposure for our jury verdicts in these cases, we receive at least once a week this inquiry: what is the settlement or trial value of my herniated disc injury that was caused by a truck accident? The answer, naturally, is that it depends on the injury. Some herniated disc injuries leave a patient in constant pain for the rest of their lives. These patients try traction, steroid injections, therapy and surgery and still find themselves in pain that will last a lifetime. Assuming (1) no question as to responsibility for the auto accident, (2) no preexisting injury or pre-accident degenerative disease, (3) reasonable insurance coverage for the negligent driver, and (4) the injury causes pain and suffering such that the victim’s life is changed, the settlement value of these types of herniated disc cases are typically six figure and sometimes even seven figure cases. The more complicated
