My brother was rear ended with his wife and 1 month old baby girl. They all took a ride in an ambulance to get checked out. No serious injurys. The Altima he was driving was totaled.
The driver that hit them was messing with his GPS admitted to the police by his passenger and then the driver. Im not trying to make my brother look like big shit but he studied law for six years heavily. He went in head strong and tried to get more but settled for the 12k.
I believe that the money they got for all three of them for injury was between 4200-4700. The rest of the 12k was for the hospital and aftercare dr. expenses which was paid for by their insurance. He really believed that they knew that insurance had already paid the medical and thats why they wouldnt pay out more.
I believe that you could of gotten the whole 9k had you played it out. Every case isnt the same though.