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Settlement Value by Injury Type
What an adjuster expects each injury class to be worth. Objective injuries with imaging evidence settle higher than subjective complaints. Pick your injury to see the typical range and to run the calculator preset to that severity.
By injury type, lowest to highest severity tier
WhiplashTier 1, 1.5x. Whiplash settlements typically run 12,000 dollars to 30,000 dollars, with severe and well documented cases above 100,000 dollarsSoft tissue injuryTier 1, 1.5x. Soft tissue injury settlements average 17,500 dollars, with a typical range of 2,500 dollars to 50,000 dollars depending on severity and documentationNeck injuryTier 3, 2.5x. Cervical and lumbar strain and herniated disc settlements typically run 50,000 dollars to 200,000 dollars, while minor soft tissue runs 10,000 dollars to 50,000 dollars and severe fractures, nerve damage, or paralysis exceed 500,000 dollarsConcussion and TBITier 3, 2.5x. Mild TBI settlements typically run 100,000 dollars to 850,000 dollars, while a simple concussion averages 20,000 dollars to 100,000 dollars and severe TBI runs 2 million dollars to 30 million dollars or moreBroken bones and fracturesTier 3, 2.5x. A broken arm averages 45,000 dollars to 92,000 dollars and a broken leg runs 55,000 dollars to 150,000 dollars, while a hairline fracture runs 3,000 dollars to 10,000 dollarsNerve damageTier 3, 2.5x. Nerve damage settlements run 15,000 dollars to 400,000 dollars depending on severity and location, with permanent nerve damage typically at 100,000 dollars to 400,000 dollarsScarring and disfigurementTier 3, 2.5x. Scarring and disfigurement settlements run from low five figures to over 1 million dollars, with many facial scar claims landing in six figuresEye injuryTier 3, 2.5x. Minor eye injury settlements run 10,000 dollars to 50,000 dollars, while permanent partial vision loss runs 300,000 dollars to 750,000 dollars and total blindness exceeds 2 million dollarsSpinal cord injuryTier 5, 5x. Complete paraplegia settlements typically run 2 million dollars to 8 million dollars, while complete quadriplegia runs 5 million dollars to 25 million dollars or more