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  • Claim value
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  • Insurers
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  • Bills and fees

What an injury claim leaves you with.

Fault, fees, liens and tax all come off a claim before anyone is paid. We show the sum, and each state's deadline read in the statute, with the date we read it.

Where a claim goes

  • The offer
  • Your fault share
  • Fee and costs
  • Medical liens
  • Tax, if any
  • You keep

A shape only, not real figures. The calculator works from your own numbers.

Work out your own sum →
  • What would I keep?Fees, costs and liens taken off line by line, with your own numbers.
  • How long do I have?Each state's time limit, with its statute, read date and exceptions.
  • Is a settlement taxable?What the IRS rules actually say.

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  • What a Claim Is WorthCalculators, how settlements work and why they take time
  • Deadlines by StateTime limits, government claims and state pages, read in the…
  • Dealing With the InsurerAdjusters, offers, demand letters and fault rules
  • By Accident TypeCar, truck, motorcycle, slip and fall, dog bites and hit…
  • Wrongful DeathWho can sue, who gets the money and the deadlines
  • Bills, Liens, Fees and TaxWho pays the bills, and what you keep after fees,…
  • Car DamageTotaled cars, lost value and rental cars

Calculators

  • Injury Deadlines by State, With a Date Calculator→
  • Pain and Suffering Calculator→
  • What You Keep: Lawyer Fees, Costs and Liens→

How we check.

Statutes, court pages and IRS and CMS guidance, read at the source and dated on every page. We sell nothing and refer no one.

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Injury Handbook

An independent guide to injury claims and deadlines. Independent guides, researched and checked against original sources, and dated so you can see when they were last reviewed.

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© 2026 Injury Handbook

General information, not legal, tax or financial advice, and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Injury law and deadlines vary by state and change. A court or a lawyer decides what applies to you.