How is a car accident injury settlement calculated in Arkansas?

Settlement value is calculated by adding objective economic damages (medical expenses, ongoing care, lost income, lost capacity) to subjective non-economic damages (pain and suffering, permanent disability). Under Article 5, Section 32 of the Arkansas Constitution, statutory caps on personal injury damages are prohibited.

How Is the Value of a Car Accident Injury Claim Calculated?

The Brad Hendricks Law Firm

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The value of an Arkansas injury claim is calculated by totaling quantifiable economic damages (all medical bills, rehabilitation, lost income, and diminished earning capacity) and adding non-economic damages (pain, emotional anguish, scarring, and loss of life quality).

Personal injury compensation consists of two core components:

Economic Damages: Past hospital/doctor invoices, projected future corrective surgeries or therapy, documented past lost wages, and loss of future earning power.
Non-Economic Damages: Pain and suffering, permanent impairment, emotional trauma, and loss of consortium.

Constitutional Damage Cap Ban: Unlike many states that place arbitrary caps on non-economic damages, Article 5, § 32 of the Arkansas Constitution strictly prohibits the General Assembly from enacting statutory caps on personal injury or wrongful death damages. The full value of your claim is driven entirely by evidentiary proof and trial risk.