How do I know if a settlement offer is fair?

A fair settlement offer accounts for all your damages: past and future medical expenses, lost wages and lost earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, and any permanent impairment or disability. To evaluate an offer, you need to understand the full extent of your injuries, which is why we advise waiting until you've reached maximum medical improvement. For catastrophic injuries, evaluating offers requires expert input. Life care planners must project lifetime medical costs. Vocational experts must assess lost earning capacity. Economists must calculate present-day value of future losses. Without this analysis, you cannot know whether an offer is fair. Your attorney should provide a detailed analysis comparing the offer to your documented damages and explaining how similar cases have resolved. At Kane Trial Law, we give honest assessments of every offer and advise you on whether it represents fair compensation or whether we should continue fighting.