How much should I receive for an auto accident which caused lumbar sprain and soft tissue damage. Pain and suffering, and other areas to which I am entitled is what I am asking about. Thank you for your suggestions. Joe from Georgia.

Any loss of work, any medical bills

Also I will assume they were at fault, was there any secondary fault on part of the other driver ( you or the driver that you may have been a passenger in)

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Originally Posted by joesmith51

How much should I receive for an auto accident which caused lumbar sprain and soft tissue damage. Pain and suffering, and other areas to which I am entitled is what I am asking about. Thank you for your suggestions. Joe from Georgia.

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Are you asking for a dollar amount? Depends on the total amount of your medical bills, documented "pain and suffering," how long you were disabled.

Georgia is a comparative negligence State, same as NY, where I am, but has modified the straight comparative negligence laws:

Georgia law is: "Georgia follows a system using the modified comparative negligence – 50% rule. In states following a modified comparative fault – 50% rule, an injured party can only recover if it is determined that his or her fault in causing the injury is 49% or less, with the resulting damage award reduced by the injured party’s amount of fault. If the injured party’s fault level reaches 50%, he or she cannot recover any damages resulting from the accident. For example, if Debbie sued Dave for damages she suffered in a car accident involving their vehicles, and Debbie was 50% at fault, Debbie would not recover anything from Dave. If, however, Debbie was 40% at fault, she could recover damages, but the damage award would be reduced by her portion of the fault in causing the injury. Therefore, a finding that Debbie suffered $10,000 in damages would result in Debbie receiving an award reduced by 40%, or a final award of $6,000."

If you are a passenger with no control over either vehicle you would collect 100%.