Permanent scarring, lost earnings and long-term emotional impact. What raises the value of an injury claim is often not the injury itself.
Presented by
Mila Arutunian, Esq.
February 6, 2026 · 1 min read
What to expect
Permanent scarring
Lost earnings
Long-term emotional impact
Here are three signs that your personal injury claim could be worth a lot of money.
Mila Arutunian on the three factors that substantially increase a claim's value, and why emotional damages carry the same weight as physical ones.
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Here are three signs that your personal injury claim could be worth a lot of money. Sign number one: permanent scarring. If your injury leaves permanent scarring, it could be worth a lot more, because it affects you long after the accident is over. Number two: lost earnings. If your injury claim causes you to lose time off work, because you're treating or because you have emotional distress, this will substantially increase the value of your claim. And number three: long-term emotional or lifelong impact. If your injury causes emotional distress that is going to affect you in the long term, this will substantially increase your claim. Emotional distress damages are just as important as physical damages when it comes to personal injury lawsuits. High value cases aren't just about your injuries. It is about how the injury affects your long-term standard of living. Before you assume that your injury is not worth much, call us, and we'll walk you through what to look for to find out if your case is worth a lot of money.
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