What is the average settlement for auto accidents with moderate injuries in Iowa?

This is the question I’m asked on another blog site. … The one lawyer that answered before me was put-off by the man’s attempt to get free legal advice and his answer reflected his contempt for the attempt. My answer wasn’t as curt, but still the other lawyer has a point. That said I can do better. Here is how I answered the question.

An average settlement for a moderate injury is usually a moderate settlement. You can see I'm being intentionally and professionally vague. I don't know what you do for a living, but if you were a farmer and I asked how long it would take an average farmer with an average tractor to plow an average field the farmer would look at me and say, "Son, don't lose that day job."

The bottom line is without knowing the injury, the circumstances, the degree of fault likely to be assigned to each party, the mechanism of injury, the medical condition, the medical bills, the wage loss, if there is any expected reduced earning capacity, what the medical records say about the level of pain suffered and likely to be suffered in the future no one can answer your question. Anyone can settle a $10,000 case for $1,000. Even a non-lawyer can. In my experience even with paying a contingent fee, 99% of the time you get more with a lawyer than without.

Does that answer your question? If not then son don't lose that day job.