Phoenix Personal Injury Settlement Calculator
Maricopa County Superior Court — largest US county court system by filings. Arizona PURE comparative fault. No damage caps. 180-day gov notice. Heat Safety Ordinance (2024) negligence per se
How much is a personal injury settlement worth in Phoenix? Minor $10K-$50K. Moderate $75K-$300K. Serious $300K-$2M+.
🌵 Phoenix Maricopa: Pure comparative fault. No caps. 180-day Notice of Claim. Heat Safety Ordinance 2024 = negligence per se for outdoor worker injuries.
Your Injury
Your Estimated Settlement
$39,000 — $69,000
Pain and suffering = $15,000 in medical bills × 3.0 severity multiplier. Your bills are already included in that figure, so they are not added again.
What you'd actually take home
- Estimated settlement
- $54,000
- Attorney fee (33–40%)
- −$18,000 to −$21,600
- Roughly yours
- $32,400 – $36,000
Not included: case costs (court filing, expert witnesses, medical records) and any medical liens or health-insurance reimbursement. Those come out of your share too, so treat the figure above as an upper bound.
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National Car Accident Payout Benchmark — all 50 states
Across all 50 states, this benchmark is based on 60,820 real payments totaling $2.3B from federal and municipal traffic accident claims nationwide.
Average
$39K
Median
$5K
25th %ile
$3K
90th %ile
$35K
Source: U.S. Treasury Judgment Fund, NYC Comptroller and City of Chicago claim records. These are nationwide figures pooled across all 50 states, not figures for any single state — do not read them as a state-level average. Actual payouts may vary based on individual circumstances.
How Your Estimate Compares to Insurance Claims Data
Based on bodily injury liability claims reported to the NAIC across 50 states (2020–2022):
National Avg
$29K
National Avg
$29K
3-Year Change
+18.4%
Your estimate is in a similar range to the average BI claim nationally, which is common for moderate injury cases.
Source: NAIC Auto Insurance Database Report (2022/2023 edition), 2020-2022 claim years. Figures are average paid bodily-injury liability claims, not total case values.
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Phoenix Personal Injury
Maricopa County Superior Court — largest county court system in US by filings. PI cases assigned to individual judges; mandatory arbitration under $65K.
Arizona Pure Comparative Fault (A.R.S. §12-2505): plaintiff can recover even if 99% at fault — damages reduced proportionally. More plaintiff-friendly than Texas/Florida (modified/51% bar). NO caps on compensatory damages in Arizona PI cases. 2-year SOL (A.R.S. §12-542).
Phoenix Outdoor Worker Heat Safety Ordinance (March 2024): requires shade + water + rest breaks for contracted outdoor workers (~10,000 City-contracted). Violations establish negligence per se in heat injury/death claims. Extended to air-conditioned vehicle access May 2025. 2025: AZ Attorney General Kris Mayes investigating Phoenix landlord heat death — expanding heat-related liability to property owners. Settlement ranges: AZ average jury award $820,486 (skewed). Minor $15K-$60K. Moderate (surgery) $100K-$400K. Construction fatality $1M-$5M+. No caps = full recovery of economic + non-economic.
Phoenix Personal Injury FAQs
How much is a personal injury settlement worth in Phoenix?
Minor $10K-$50K. Moderate $75K-$300K. Serious $300K-$2M+. Arizona has NO damages caps — full recovery including future medical + wage loss.
How do I sue the City of Phoenix or Valley Metro?
File formal Notice of Claim with City Clerk or agency within 180 days of injury (A.R.S. §12-821.01). HARD DEADLINE — miss = claim barred. After 60 days, you may file suit in Maricopa County Superior Court.
What's the SOL for PI in Phoenix?
2 years for private parties (A.R.S. §12-542). 1 year for claims against City/government entities after the Notice of Claim process. 180-day NOC deadline is separate + comes first.
Are heat-related injuries covered?
YES — expanding area. Phoenix 2024 heat safety ordinance creates negligence per se framework. If employer violated heat-protection rules + worker injured = liability easier to establish. 2025 AZ AG investigation of Phoenix landlord heat death signals expansion beyond workplace to property owners.
How long do Phoenix PI cases take?
Simple cases 8-18 months. Complex/litigated 2-4 years. Maricopa County court backlog moderate — faster than LA.
Why is Arizona's comparative fault rule plaintiff-friendly?
Arizona uses PURE comparative fault — unlike Texas/Illinois (modified/51% bar), plaintiff can recover even if MOSTLY at fault. Damages simply reduced by % responsibility. 99%-at-fault plaintiff recovers 1%. Significantly more favorable than neighbors.
Are Phoenix PI verdicts capped?
NO. Arizona has no caps on compensatory damages for general PI. No cap on non-economic damages. Punitive damages: available with clear + convincing evidence but subject to due process proportionality.
Do I need a local Phoenix attorney?
YES. 180-day Notice of Claim deadline is short + fatal. Maricopa County Superior Court local rules. Heat ordinance + construction industry practice require local expertise. Phoenix plaintiff bar increasingly specialized in heat-injury cases.