If you do not wish to claim under your own policy for collision damage, the amount of your property loss will be included by us in your lawsuit. We must know quickly, however, whether you intend to collect from your own company or not. Yes, snapshot or Polaroid pictures are very helpful. Volumes have been, and can be, written about the worth of claims. Something is worth what someone else will pay for it.
Identical injuries are worth more or less depending upon many different factors.
The amount of fault the other party played in causing your injury. In product liability cases, the important factor is the dangerousness of the product. The amount of fault on your part, if any. The amount of your expenses and losses. The type and kind of witness that each party would make before a jury.