How to Find Personal Injury Settlement Averages

A settlement received after a client wins a personal injury lawsuit is the amount of money award in damages by the judge who presided over the case. Once this amount is determined and awarded the funds are sent to the personal injury attorney who represented the client in question. This attorney then takes out his or her fees and costs then disburses the remaining amount to their client. 

• Conduct a web search to find the average personal injury settlement averages in your state. Type "personal injury settlement averages in (your state)" into your preferred search engine. Hit ENTER. Browse through the search results to compare these settlement averages based on different types of personal injury cases in your state. 


• Contact a personal injury attorney in your local area. You could find these attorneys by searching MerchantCircle. Type "personal injury attorneys" into the search box at the far left and then type your city and state into the search box to the far right after "IN." Hit ENTER. Browse these search result to find the personal injury attorney of your choice. Use the providing contact information to call and/or email this attorney with your questions pertaining to these personal injury settlement averages. 


• Initiate your rights according to the Freedom of Information Act. Go to the county courthouse to research personal injury lawsuits to determine in which is the average settlement amount for each type of personal injury case in your county. The clerk working within this particular court could aid you in your search. However you are required to complete paperwork for these requests and in some counties through the United States you could have to pay a small fee.