{
  "id": "v20-us-injury-settlement",
  "version": "20.16.0",
  "name": "Injury Settlement Scenario Worksheet — United States",
  "shortName": "Injury Settlement Scenario",
  "description": "Reconcile documented losses, a separately supported non-economic scenario and explicitly entered negligence rules. This does not predict an award or value an injury. USD planning view; stated limitations apply.",
  "category": "Finance",
  "categorySlug": "finance",
  "keywords": [
    "injury-settlement",
    "us",
    "legal-authority"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/v20-us-injury-settlement.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "20.16.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-listed",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "notice": "Illustrative defaults are not local quotes or verified legal rules. Dated reference components and user-entered assumptions are explicitly distinguished. Professional review is pending.",
  "urls": {
    "page": "/us/injury-settlement/",
    "definition": "/us/injury-settlement/definition.json",
    "schema": "/us/injury-settlement/schema.json",
    "llms": "/us/injury-settlement/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/us/injury-settlement/definition.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/us/injury-settlement/?pastMedical=10000&futureMedical=0&lostEarnings=5000&propertyLoss=0&nonEconomic=0&fault=0&negligence=pure&nonEconomicCap=0&policyLimit=0&fee=0&liens=0&expenses=0&rulesConfirmed=0",
  "queryParameters": {
    "pastMedical": {
      "label": "Past recoverable medical costs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10000
    },
    "futureMedical": {
      "label": "Supported future medical costs",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "lostEarnings": {
      "label": "Recoverable lost earnings",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5000
    },
    "propertyLoss": {
      "label": "Recoverable property loss",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "nonEconomic": {
      "label": "Supported non-economic damages scenario",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "fault": {
      "label": "Claimant comparative fault",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "negligence": {
      "label": "Verified negligence rule",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "default": "pure"
    },
    "nonEconomicCap": {
      "label": "Applicable non-economic cap (0 = no cap established)",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "policyLimit": {
      "label": "Available policy limit (0 = not established)",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "fee": {
      "label": "Contingency fee on gross recovery",
      "type": "percent",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "liens": {
      "label": "Medical liens/reimbursements",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "expenses": {
      "label": "Case expenses",
      "type": "money",
      "required": true,
      "default": 0
    },
    "rulesConfirmed": {
      "label": "Applicable jurisdiction rules and entered amounts independently verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "required": false,
      "default": false
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "pastMedical",
      "label": "Past recoverable medical costs",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 10000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "futureMedical",
      "label": "Supported future medical costs",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "lostEarnings",
      "label": "Recoverable lost earnings",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 5000,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "propertyLoss",
      "label": "Recoverable property loss",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "nonEconomic",
      "label": "Supported non-economic damages scenario",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fault",
      "label": "Claimant comparative fault",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "negligence",
      "label": "Verified negligence rule",
      "type": "select",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": "pure",
      "options": [
        {
          "value": "pure",
          "label": "Pure comparative"
        },
        {
          "value": "50",
          "label": "Barred at 50% or more"
        },
        {
          "value": "51",
          "label": "Barred above 50%"
        },
        {
          "value": "contributory",
          "label": "Any claimant fault bars recovery"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "nonEconomicCap",
      "label": "Applicable non-economic cap (0 = no cap established)",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "policyLimit",
      "label": "Available policy limit (0 = not established)",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "fee",
      "label": "Contingency fee on gross recovery",
      "type": "percent",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 100,
      "step": 0.1,
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "liens",
      "label": "Medical liens/reimbursements",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "expenses",
      "label": "Case expenses",
      "type": "money",
      "defaultValue": 0,
      "required": true,
      "min": 0,
      "max": 1000000000000,
      "step": 0.01,
      "prefix": "USD",
      "help": "Illustrative starting value; replace with your own evidence."
    },
    {
      "id": "rulesConfirmed",
      "label": "Applicable jurisdiction rules and entered amounts independently verified",
      "type": "checkbox",
      "defaultValue": false
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "economic",
      "label": "Entered economic damages",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "adjusted",
      "label": "After entered fault rule",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "recovery",
      "label": "Modeled recovery after entered policy limit",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "primary": true,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "fee",
      "label": "Modeled legal fee",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "net",
      "label": "Net after entered fee, liens and expenses",
      "format": "currency",
      "digits": 2,
      "currency": "USD"
    },
    {
      "id": "status",
      "label": "Rule scenario",
      "format": "text",
      "digits": 2
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "Recovery = min(entered policy limit, recoverable damages × (1 − claimant fault)), unless entered rule bars recovery.",
    "note": "Inputs are converted to canonical units before evaluating this stated formula."
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Illustrative defaults; required verification checks remain unconfirmed",
      "inputs": {
        "unitSystem": "imperial",
        "pastMedical": 10000,
        "futureMedical": 0,
        "lostEarnings": 5000,
        "propertyLoss": 0,
        "nonEconomic": 0,
        "fault": 0,
        "negligence": "pure",
        "nonEconomicCap": 0,
        "policyLimit": 0,
        "fee": 0,
        "liens": 0,
        "expenses": 0,
        "rulesConfirmed": false
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "US legal help and official resources",
      "url": "https://www.usa.gov/legal-aid"
    }
  ],
  "publicSlug": "injury-settlement",
  "namespace": "us",
  "countries": [
    "us"
  ]
}