Average Hip Injury Settlement
Mar 13, 2023 | Category: Valuing Injury Claims |This article attempts to explain the factors that influence the amount that broken hip injury victims can recover in a broken hip injury settlement. A broken hip can be a painful injury that can take significant time to heal. The unfortunate reality is that broken hip injuries are more common than you might think. So, what do you do if you have broken a hip due to a personal injury incident? The silver lining is that there are things you can do to help streamline your recovery. After your broken hip injury, contact an attorney as soon as practicable. Doing so is one of the first steps toward receiving valuable compensation that will allow you to recover from your injuries. If you have suffered a broken hip injury due to the negligence of wrongful actions of another, contact the injury attorneys at Abrahamson & Uiterwyk today. Feel free to browse our website and read more about broken hip injury settlements and what you could recover. Wondering What The Average Compensation For a Hip Injury Is? The average compensation for a hip injury is different so an average settlement amount is difficult to determine. According to the hip injury settlement examples listed on this page, the typical Florida hip injury settlement is anywhere from $455,000 to $1,269,936. Settlements depend greatly on the unique circumstances of each case, so the amount for hip injury settlements in Florida varies greatly. Recent Examples Of Average Hip Injury Settlements $455,000 Dog Bite / Fractures / 2021Our client was walking her dog. Another dog was on a leash and its owner allowed the dog to lunge at and approach the client who became entangled with the leash. The client fell and suffered a fractured hip and femur resulting in surgery. A demand was made, and the defendant’s insurance company merely offered $55,000 to settle the case. A suit was filed and the defendant’s insurance company increased their offer to $105,000 to settle the case. That offer was rejected. The case progressed through litigation and settled for a total of $455,000. $1,000,000 / Motorcycle Accident / Fractures / Sarasota County, Florida This tragic accident occurred at the intersection of 10th Street and Cocoanut Ave. in Sarasota, Florida. Our client, a 56-year-old caretaker, and the carpenter was proceeding north on Cocoanut Ave. on his motorcycle when the defendant, who was southbound on Cocoanut Ave., violated our client’s right of way by turning left directly into his path. In the violent collision that followed, our client was ejected from his motorcycle and landed on the pavement in the intersection.It was immediately obvious that our client had suffered serious injuries, and he was rushed to the emergency room at Sarasota Memorial Hospital where he was admitted. It was determined that he had sustained a compound fracture to both bones in his forearm as well as fractures to the hip, knee, and foot. Multiple surgeries were performed to repair the fractures. In addition to the fractures, our client also suffered a nerve injury in his arm and shoulder injuries which also required surgery.The insurance company for the defendant driver initially attempted to claim that our client was partially responsible for the accident. Their first offer was only $115,000.00, an amount that didn’t even pay our client’s medical bills, let alone compensate him for his lost wages and pain and suffering damages. Therefore, in order to get our client properly compensated, we filed a lawsuit on his behalf and aggressively prosecuted the case. We attended multiple traffic court hearings and after the court was made aware of the facts we had discovered in our case, the judge found that the defendant was guilty of failure to yield right of way. Thereafter, we took the defendant’s deposition and were able to firmly establish that the accident was entirely his fault.After the defendant’s insurance company hired new lawyers, the case proceeded to mediation. At that settlement conference, we were able to convince the insurance company to pay the defendant’s $1,000,000.00 policy limit to our client. This was a terrific result for our client, and he was very pleased with the outcome. We have represented victims of motorcycle accidents for over 30 years, and we hold drivers responsible when their carelessness causes injury to riders. $1,269,936 / (Jury Verdict) Motorcycle Accident / Fractures / Citrus County, FloridaOur client was on his motorcycle approaching a large car carrier truck which had negligently parked in the road without any warnings. As a result, he ended up going up the ramp of the car carrier and was ejected from the motorcycle. Our client sustained injuries, including a broken hip, leg, and other fractures. The jury’s verdict, in this case, was reduced by the amount of fault our client was found to have contributed to causing the accident. Slip and Fall Broken Hip Settlement Here’s how much we were able to recover for one of our clients in this example of a slip and fall broken hip settlement below. Florida slip and fall accident circumstances aren’t always the same and settlements depend greatly on the unique circumstances of each case. $850,000 / Premises Liability / Pasco Co., FloridaOur 49-year-old client was injured when she sat on a fitting room bench at a department store. The bench collapsed, and Plaintiff fell to the ground. As a result of this incident, Plaintiff suffered multiple injuries to her hip and back. We settled her premise liability case for $850,000. Read more of our case settlement results. Slip and Falls — A Common Cause of Broken Hip Injuries We’ve all heard about “slip and fall” injuries. In fact, you’ve probably seen personal injury law firm advertisements advising of the dangers of slip and fall accidents. The truth of the matter is that Florida slip and fall accidents remain a leading cause of broken hip injuries each year. In fact, approximately 1.6 million hip fractures occur worldwide each year, and roughly 90% of hip fractures are a result of falls. Examples of situations in...
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