personal injury settlement

What are Damages in a Personal Injury Claim?

January 13, 2025 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

What are Damages in a Personal Injury Claim?

If you or a loved one was hurt in an accident that wasn’t your fault, you may be entitled to compensation. Compensation comes through the negligent person who caused the accident that resulted in your injuries. After an accident, you could be facing thousands of dollars worth of medical bills, along with other losses. An experienced personal injury attorney will work on your behalf to help you obtain the money you are owed for your claim.

What are Damages?

Personal Injury Claims – Common Questions and Answers

December 25, 2024 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Personal Injury Claims – Common Questions and Answers

When you or a loved one was injured due to the negligence of another, you may be owed money for your damages. The person responsible for your injuries should pay for your medical expenses and other damages that you incurred as a result of the accident.

Does a Personal Injury Claim Have to Go to Court?

What is the Car Accident Settlement Process in North Carolina?

October 30, 2024 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

What is the Car Accident Settlement Process in North Carolina?

In order to file a lawsuit after a traffic accident for a car accident settlement, you will need to take certain steps to protect yourself and your claim. Specifically, you will need to document the crash, get medical treatment, and work with an attorney who can write a demand letter and negotiate a fair settlement amount. Working with the car accident attorneys at Arnold & Smith, PLLC, can make the process much easier and smoother.

What is a Car Accident Settlement?

Should I Settle My Personal Injury Case?

October 10, 2018 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “What can you sue for in a personal injury case?”

It is not uncommon to hear personal injury attorneys talk about whether or not they have settled a case or taken the case to trial. Studies have found that up to 97% of personal injury cases that are filed in the United States settle out of court. They do not go all the way to trial. If this seems like a high percentage to you, that is because it is. It is rare for a personal injury suit to make it to trial, but that is not to say that there are not cases that go to trial. There are many reasons that a case might settle. Just because a settlement offer is made, it does not mean that the settlement offer has to be accepted.

Three Surprising Factors that can Affect a Personal Injury Award

September 19, 2018 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Injury Lawyer Matt Arnold answers the question: “What is the value of my case?”

When you have been injured, regardless how serious, the first priority is healing and figuring out how to move forward with your life. Additionally, you might also decide to pursue a legal avenue for recovering for your damages. A personal injury suit is a way to recover damages for the injuries you sustained because of the negligence or wrongful act of another. You might think that this is straight-forward. You get injured, file a suit, prove damages, and receive your award. This is not always true. Personal injury suits can be complicated and difficult. There are many factors, which might be surprising to some, that can alter personal injury suit outcomes.

Ruling In New York May Give Plaintiffs Leverage

May 2, 2018 | AS Personal Injury Lawyers

Charlotte Personal Injury Attorney Matt Arnold answers the question: “How do worker comps payments work?”

We all know that in personal injury cases, settlement is a common end result. Though there are lots of reasons why this is the case, a big one is the degree of uncertainty on both sides. No one knows for sure how a jury may find, no matter how strong the case may appear in advance. The reality is that going to trial is inherently risky. Settling helps reduce that risk, ensuring you walk away with something, even if it is not what you may have hoped for.