Estimate Your Settlement in Minutes
Welcome to Payout Guide, the authoritative 2025 guide for personal injury, class action, and workplace settlements. Instantly compare payout ranges, get step-by-step legal guidance, and use our powerful settlement calculator to estimate your own claim value.
- ✓ In-depth guides for personal injury, class action, and workplace claims
- ✓ Modern, mobile-friendly payout tables for all claim types
- ✓ Responsive settlement process flowcharts & timelines
- ✓ Lawyer-vetted advice for maximizing your claim
Personal Injury
Personal Injury Settlements
From car accidents and slips to dog bites and wrongful death, get average payouts, legal timelines, and what to expect for every major claim type.
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Class Action
Class Action Settlements
See payout info for product recalls, pharmaceutical cases, data breaches, and consumer fraud. Includes recent major settlements and eligibility guides.
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Workplace
Workplace Injury Settlements
Workers’ compensation, construction accidents, repetitive stress, and more—find payout tables, eligibility info, and claim timelines for all workplace injuries.
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Settlement amounts are estimates. Actual payouts depend on location, severity, liability, insurance coverage, and other factors. Visit detailed pages for more data and breakdowns.
How Settlements Work (Step-by-Step)
- Incident Occurs: Injury or harm is suffered due to another’s negligence.
- Medical Evaluation: Immediate and follow-up care, documentation of injuries.
- Legal Consultation: Attorney reviews case strength and value.
- Claim Filing: Claim submitted to insurance or responsible party.
- Investigation & Negotiation: Evidence gathered, parties negotiate settlement.
- Settlement or Litigation: Most claims settle; some proceed to court.
- Payout Distribution: Funds are disbursed after agreement.
Frequently Asked Settlement Questions
Settlement values are based on medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, liability, insurance limits, and future costs. See our settlement calculator for more details.
Some cases resolve in weeks; others can take months or years. Factors include the complexity of the case, negotiation delays, and whether litigation is required.
Yes, most settlements include compensation for pain and suffering, as well as medical bills, lost earnings, and other damages. See our pain and suffering guide.
Claims may proceed against the uninsured party’s personal assets or via uninsured motorist/workers’ comp coverage. Results may be limited by available funds.