Accident Compensation: How Much Can The Injured Person Receive Before And After A Trial?

Being the victim of a motor vehicle accident is a physical, emotional and financial hardship for the injured person and his or her family. The victim must deal with the pain and trauma caused by the physical injuries as well as the emotional suffering caused by the injuries and the accident. Unfortunately, the victim must also cope with the financial burdens placed upon himself and his family due to the injuries he sustained in the accident. Even minor injuries can cause a victim to miss time from work, which can place the family’s finances in jeopardy. Fortunately, the victim can receive some accident compensation before settlement or trial because of Kentucky’s no-fault laws.

Accident Compensation and Kentucky’s No-fault Laws

If you are injured in a motor vehicle accident in Kentucky, you can receive accident compensation from your insurance company under Kentucky’s no-fault laws. No-fault benefits pay up to $10,000 in accident compensation to the victim regardless of who caused the accident. Your insurance company must pay up to $10,000 of your medical bills, lost wages and other reimbursable expenses that are related to injuries sustained in the accident. This accident compensation is designed to allow the victim to seek immediate medical treatment or replace lost wages immediately following an accident.

Before no-fault laws were passed, victims of motor vehicle accidents had to wait until they reached a settlement with the at-fault driver or the trial was completed before receiving any accident compensation. This was very difficult for victims who were unable to work due to injuries sustained in the accident. They were left struggling to pay for much needed medical treatments and living expenses without any income. If your total damages from the automobile accident do not exceed $10,000, you may not be entitled to pursue the at-fault party of any further accident compensation.

However, in mist automobile accidents, the total damages including pain and suffering and other damages far exceed the $10,000 no-fault limit. Therefore, you should consult an experienced automobile accident attorney to discuss your legal rights to recovery additional accident compensation from the negligent driver. There are several issues regarding no-fault benefits that could affect how you want to proceed with regard to the no-fault benefits as well as a lawsuit against the negligent driver. Contact our office as soon as possible to discuss your legal options for receiving accident compensation.

Contact an Experienced Radcliff and Elizabethtown Personal Injury Attorney

We’ve Helped Thousands of Kentucky Families, we can help you!

The Social Security attorneys of Musselwhite Meinhart & Staples, PSC have over 50 years of combined legal experience. If you or a family member has been injured in an automobile accident, we can help you. We represent accident victims and their families throughout central Kentucky.

Contact us at our Radcliff and Elizabethtown Office in Hardin County at (270) 351-6032 or at 1-800-754-HELP to schedule a free consultation with one of our attorneys. You may also contact our office through our convenient online contact form.