Settle Your Personal Injury Claim

How a Personal Injury Case Is Settled

Understand how (and why) most personal injury cases settle out of court, usually well before trial.

How to Negotiate a Personal Injury Settlement

An overview of the basic strategy for negotiating a settlement of your personal injury claim.

Accidents and Injury Claim Settlements: FAQ

If you've been injured in an accident, you'll probably wind up settling your claim. Here are key questions to consider.

Advantages of Settling a Personal Injury Case

Most personal injury cases settle out of court, and for good reason. Settlement is faster, less expensive, and less risky.

The "Average" Personal Injury Settlement

Claimants want to know if there is an "average" starting point for a personal injury settlement, but it's not that simple.

Tips for Getting the Best Personal Injury Settlement

Devise your best strategy for negotiating a personal injury settlement after any kind of accident.

Responding to the First Personal Injury Settlement Offer

Strategies to consider after you've received an initial response to your injury claim.

Responding to a Low Personal Injury Settlement Offer

The insurance company made a low—maybe a ridiculously low—settlement offer for your personal injury claim. Now what?

How Much Should You Settle For?

After a car accident, slip and fall injury, or other accident, you want to resolve your case quickly and fairly, but how do you know what's fair?

The "Right" Medical Treatment Increases the Settlement Value of an Injury Claim

The details of your post-accident medical treatment play a big role in how the insurance company values your claim.

Two Ways to Calculate a Pain and Suffering Settlement

When negotiating a personal injury settlement, pain and suffering can be tough to pin down. These two methods can help.

How the Insurance Adjuster Determines an Injury Settlement Offer

How the adjuster came up with the initial settlement offer, and what comes next in an insurance injury settlement.

Negotiating With Your Own Insurance After an Injury

Settlement negotiations might be a little different when you're dealing with your own insurance carrier.

Negotiating a Personal Injury Settlement Without a Lawyer

You can save on legal fees by negotiating your own personal injury claim settlement, but make sure you're prepared.

How a Lawyer Settles a Personal Injury Lawsuit

Your lawyer has a settlement plan in mind, and it doesn’t necessarily include settling at the earliest opportunity.

How to Write a Personal Injury Demand Letter

A well-drafted demand letter can help you settle your injury case without the expense and time involved in litigating an injury lawsuit in civil court.

Sample Demand Letters for Personal Injury Claims

Find sample demand letters to use when drafting your own settlement demand, and negotiate a fair out-of-court personal injury settlement.

Detailing Your Injuries and Damages in a Demand Letter

Your "damages" determine the value of your personal injury settlement, so be sure to include specifics in your demand letter.

How Much Should You Ask For in Your Demand Letter?

The personal injury settlement process often starts with a demand letter, so what's the right dollar amount to ask for?

How Personal Injury Settlement Negotiation Works

Here's how you (and your attorney) will reach an agreement with the other side and settle your personal injury claim.

How Long Will It Take to Settle Your Personal Injury Claim?

There's settling your personal injury case quickly, then there's getting "shorted" on fair compensation.

What Happens After You Send Your Personal Injury Demand Letter?

There are several ways the insurance company can respond to your demand letter, including with the proverbial "radio silence".

When Must The Insurance Adjuster Respond To Your Demand Letter?

There's no law requiring the insurance company to respond to your injury demand letter, but most will as a matter of good business practice.

Sample Confirmation Letter Used In Injury Settlement Negotiations

When you're told or promised anything important in the course of your injury claim, use a confirming letter to make a paper trail.

Should You Accept a Structured Settlement?

A lump sum payment is generally preferable to a structured settlement in an injury case, but there are some exceptions.

When Personal Injury Settlement Doesn't Work

A look at your options if the personal injury settlement process hits the proverbial wall.

The Value of Your Injury Claim vs. Available Insurance

If there is no insurance policy against which to make your injury claim and the defendant doesn't have deep pockets, the value of your case is effectively zero.