What is the settlement value of a personal Injury claim where you have lost your Vision in either one eye or both?
Metro Verdicts Monthly has a graph that reflects the median verdicts and settlements when the injury victim loses vision in one eye in Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
The median for compensation for losing vision in one eye in Maryland is $231,000. You could drive a truck through the gap between Washington, D.C., and Virginia’s median settlements and verdicts with loss of vision in one eye cases: Washington, D.C.’s median is $162,500; Virginia’s is $320,000.
Workers’ compensation laws work differently than claims against other third parties. So if the claim is against your employer, a different set of laws apply. You can typically expect less in an eye injury settlement in a workers’ comp case against your employer than you would for the same injury when a third party was responsible. But in some cases, the victim has two claims: a workers’ comp claim and a claim against the party that caused the harm. What Is the Average Settlement Compensation for Loss of Sight in One Eye?
What Kind of Money Can I Expect for an Eye Injury at Work?
