What Factors Impact Settlement Amounts in Truck Accident Cases?

[Music] There are a number of factors that impact the settle amount if you’ve been involved in a truck accident. One of those is the severity of the impact. The more severe, the more potentially to compensate you for your damages. And here’s why. The more severe the impact, typically the more injured you are. Remember, these are injury claims. The more injured you are, the more you’re going to be compensated. Another thing that can affect this is responsibility. So, the more reckless the conduct, for example, if the truck driver is drunk or texting and driving or on his phone, the more damages you can seek. We talked about this in another video, punitive damages. You can seek those if there’s very reckless conduct. And so these are a few of the things we look at. Severity of impact, reckless conduct, and we’ll go over all of this with you to make sure you understand your rights to get compensated for your injuries. Feel free to call us now. We’re here to help you.