What is the average settlement for auto accidents with moderate injuries in Iowa?

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This is the question I'm asked on another blog site. ... The one lawyer that answered before me was put-off by the man's attempt to get free legal advice and his answer reflected his contempt for the attempt. My answer wasn't as curt. Here is how I answered the question.

An average settlement for a moderate injury is usually a moderate settlement. You can see I'm being intentionally vague. I don't know what you do for a living but if you were a farmer and I asked how long it would take an average farmer with an average tractor to plow an average field the farmer would look at me and say, "Don't lose that day job."

The bottom line is without knowing the injury, the circumstances, the degree of fault likely to be assigned to each party, the mechanism of injury, the medical condition, the medical bills, the wage loss, if there is any expected reduced earning capacity, what the medical records say about the level of pain suffered and likely to be suffered in the future no one can answer your question. Anyone can settle a $10,000 case for $1,000. Even a non-lawyer can. In my experience even with paying a contingent fee 99% of the time you get more with a lawyer than without.

After a worker is injured is when they need the support of their employer the most. But injured workers aren't given a level playing field. The company doctor often times is not helping them and the case manager isn't either. The worker is left alone to fend for themselves and to make mistakes that result in lower benefits or fewer weeks of benefits. Some are sent back to work too soon. There is only one person on your side and that understands this system. If your lawyer doesn't understand the nature of this claim you've got the wrong lawyer. Steve Lombardi has practiced in the area of workers compensation for over 30 years. He's tried hundreds of cases for more than one thousand clients. If you'd like help finding a competent lawyer we do assist people in locating a lawyer in Iowa or in Illinois. Call us.

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