USAA is above average as compared to other insurance companies. I’m talking about how USAA handles insurance claim payouts.
Here, I’ll discuss USAA settlements and verdicts. We’ll talk about car accident claims, and the average dog bite settlement amount with USAA.
That’s not it.
We’ll talk about other USAA injury claims as well.
My average hotel accident settlement has been for $53,530. I’m talking about hotel negligence cases. (Also, this is for the time period before April 2018.)
This $53,530 figure is in addition to any amounts that were paid under the Medical Payments (Coverage C) in the hotel’s insurance policy. (Attorneys can’t take a fee on Medpay benefits unless they sue.)
The reason why my average hotel injury settlement is $53,530, and not a smaller amount, like $17,500, is because of a large settlement.
A guest slipped and fell in her hotel room. She broke her arm. I claimed that the hotel’s negligence caused her slip and fall.
The hotel’s insurance company paid us $197,500 to settle. She was happy with her broken arm settlement.
The best part?
I didn’t sue the hotel. We settled before a lawsuit. That saved my client about $10,000. Maybe more.
Why?
Because my attorney’s fee was only 33 1/3% of the hotel injury settlement. If we would’ve sued the hotel, my fee would have gone up. To 40% of the hotel accident settlement. (That assumes the hotel would’ve denied negligence in a lawsuit.)
I’m going to talk about pain and suffering in injury claims. Then, I’ll talk about how to determine how much pain and suffering is worth. You’ll see real settlements.
Finally, you’ll see how much money is typically awarded for pain and suffering for certain injuries.
Pain and suffering is the legal term for a type of damages caused by an injury.
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In this article, I’m going to talk about the average settlement for a broken arm.
That’s not it.
We’re going to do an in-depth review of settlements.
Specifically, we’ll look at a broken arm from a car accidents. Then, we’ll also estimate compensation for a broken arm from other types of accidents.
In this article, when I use the word “arm”, I’m referring to the humerus.
First of all, you need negligence to have a claim for pain and suffering. If someone else wasn’t negligent, the injured person can’t get money for pain and suffering.
I’m going to quickly talk about humerus fractures. Then, I discuss accident settlements for humerus fractures.
The humerus is the long bone in the upper arm. It is located between the elbow joint and the shoulder.
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If someone caused you to injure your tibia or fibula (lower leg bones), you may want to get compensation.
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Universal Orlando Resort’s (Universal Studios) negligence may cause your injury in Florida.
If so, you may be entitled to recover compensation. Your settlement may include medical bills, lost wages, pain, suffering, mental anguish and more.
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If someone’s negligence caused your injury, “Will getting surgery get you more money in your case?”
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If someone’s negligence caused your tibial plateau fracture, you may have a case.
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How much is scar worth in a personal injury case?
I answer this question in this article. I’ll share some of my settlements (with amounts) for scar cases. You’ll get to see how the scar affected the settlement amount.
I won’t stop there.
As an added bonus, I’ll also share some settlements where the injury was discolored skin.
People put a significance on scars because scars tell us a story. Generally speaking, scars on a woman are worth more than on a man. This is because scars on a man can be associated with being tough. Some men consider it an honor to have a scar.
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