Most Personal Injury Cases Don't Go To A Trial. So How Long Before A Settlement Is Reached?
If most injury cases settle, how long does it take? On average, about ten months from start to settlement, says Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman—though every case differs. Filing a lawsuit lengthens things: a trial date is often 12-plus months out, and insurers tend to wait much of that time before making workable settlement offers.
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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA
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— the roughly ten-month average from start to settlement
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If most injury cases settle, how long does it take?
About ten months on average from start to settlement, though every case differs—filing a lawsuit lengthens things, since a trial date is often 12-plus months out and insurers tend to wait much of that time before making workable offers.
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