This page looks at the settlement and trial value of personal injury cases in California.  This page was last updated on September 2, 2021.

One study found that the average money damage award for personal injury trials in California is $1,814,094. The median verdict, perhaps a better statistic, is $114,305.

The median verdict in a wrongful death case in California is $2,212,936, compared to the national average of $1,450,000

The median back and neck strain verdict is $10,885. 

This is the median, we do not have the average but the median is typically more helpful to victims than the average.

Approximately 17% of the verdicts in California were back and neck strains. They pull the median and average verdicts down.

California plaintiffs in personal injury cases received an award 41% of the time.

The median California disc injury verdict was $84,550 compared to the national average of $50,000.  The average award is likely much higher. But we do not have a statistic for it.

Brain injury verdicts are worth more in California, but not as much as a lot of other types of injuries. The median for California brain injuries is $1,595,000. Nationally, the median verdict is $1,400,000

It is certainly fair to summarize all of this by saying that juries in California put a higher value on personal injury cases than the average American does.

Below are some sample verdicts and settlement in traffic accident cases in California,  These are helpful in learning the value of your accident claim. But, please, take them with a grain of salt, too. No two cases are the same, and many variables can’t be covered in these summaries.

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