I haven't read past the first two posts so I might be missing some details...
You taking it to trial? You gotta take into account that if you are gonna represent yourself there is the likelihood that a settlement wont be reached anytime soon and even worse, you might not get anything.
Most people just file the claim under their insurance company who in turn will go after the breh that hit your car, (in some instances injured brehs just file a claim against the breh-that-hit-you's insurance company).
The reason for the latter is that most people don't have the time or energy to take shyt to trial, especially when you gotta consider the possibility of not getting anything at all. Plus the last thing an insurer wants is to have a case go to trial because its just unpredictable...manage risk and and minimizing costs breh
Ok so lettuce say you wanna milk this shyt for what its worth regardless...ya got two categories...General Damages and Special Damages
- Special Damages are those that can be quantified...like medical bills, quotes for your busted whip, lost wages, so on and so forth...easy as long as you have the supporting documentation;
- General Damages are those more subjective problems that arise from being a victim of irresponsible ass drivers...like pain and suffering, psychological trauma, etc....pain and suffering is a typical one since for people who are not at fault in these instances, its easy to argue how their quality of life has diminished...just remember that its reciprocal to the extent of the injury/accident...don't be expectin' early retirement nikka

Calculating General Damages is weird...one method is easy, but should require legal representation to realistically succeed...the other requires math
The other method involves adding up your special damages and multiplying them against a multiplier...nothing crazy

but a multiplier sumn like the 1.25-5 range is what i've seen...obviously 5 is on some "my life aint neva gon be the same mayne :totheeastside:" shyt but hey do you....personally don't try to go OD here because the multiplier is a point of contention for the defendant and plaintiff
Just remember, there is a general rule of thumb that going the insurer route is safe but also is cheating yourself because they wanna settle for as little as possible...plus they believe that most nikkas are crying wolf...but if you're really trying to get yours...legal representation and
all the documentation needed is a good way to go..
The good thing is that you can go the safe insurer route...get a shytty settlement offer and reject it...
That's where counter-negotiations come into play in addition to a demand letter comes into play...(the letter that goes to the insurer that will handle and settle your claim:umadcac
there should be enough shyt codified to tell you how to write one nikka.
@TheodoreBrehIII should concur
@Elle Driver I can represent you pro boneo
That will be
$500 $750 coli cash please.:teatime: