Generally speaking, most persons that recover monetary damages following being injured as a result of the intentional, reckless, negligent or carelessness of another is not in the millions of dollars that you may be accustomed to seeing, as advertised on television.

In general, the key factors that ultimately help determine the total amount of recovery (i.e. the monetary compensation that may be paid out) to one who suffers a serious bodily injury are: 1) a final determination as to the percentage of fault of each party involved in the incident; 2) the extent of damage sustained by the injured party; and 3) the amount of coverage available under the applicable insurance policy or policies (i.e. more than one) that will provide coverage in a particular accident or incident.