You could be entitled to sizable compensation for your injuries, but the amount will depend on multiple factors, including the severity of your injuries and the degree of governmental negligence involved.
Many cases are ultimately resolved through settlements because the state is often reluctant to take these cases to trial. A settlement can take time to negotiate, but it is often finalized right before a trial is set to begin.
If a case does go to court, then a person’s compensation could come in the form of compensatory damages awarded by a jury. Compensatory damages are usually some combination of economic damages and noneconomic damages.
Economic damages are the tangible losses a victim has suffered that can be calculated and proven, like medical bills, lost wages, and property damage. Noneconomic damages apply more to non-quantifiable harm such as pain and suffering, loss of benefits (including affection and sexual relations) of a family relationship, or disfigurement.
You need to have an experience road defects attorney representing you because they a solid understanding of the true value of your claim and will be able to fight to help you recover all of it.