Navigating a legal claim shortly after a truck accident can be challenging for victims and their families. While still recovering from physical and emotional injuries, a victim may find filing an accident claim daunting. Many accident victims may wonder if pursuing a claim is worth it and how much compensation can be obtained from a personal injury case. 
Understanding Accident Compensation in South Carolina
It’s important to know the types of compensation available to truck accident victims. In a personal injury claim, the law allows a victim to pursue compensation for both economic and non-economic damages, including:
- Medical expenses
- Future medical expenses
- Lost wages
- Future lost wages
- Pain and suffering
Factors That Affect the Value of a Myrtle Beach Truck Accident Claim
Compensation for an accident can be highly variable. The specifics of each unique accident dictate how much a claim is worth. Some of the main factors that affect the value of a claim include:
Typically, the more severe the injury, the more compensation is likely to be awarded. Those with serious and lasting injuries will likely incur higher medical bills and experience a significant change in their daily lives. Higher compensation is also likely if the degree of pain and suffering the victim experienced is severe.
Future Prognosis
If injuries will continue to affect a victim’s life, or he’ll need care and rehabilitation well into the future, compensation can be awarded for that distress.
Ability To Return To Work
In some cases, an injury makes it impossible for an accident victim to return to work—either at all or in the same capacity as before the injury. Any lost wages or reduction in earning potential could be addressed by the law.
