Can you garnish a personal injury settlement?
Can you garnish a personal injury settlement? Assistant at Ascent Law LLC Assistant at Ascent Law LLC In some states, you are not allowed to garnish a personal injury settlement because it is considered to be compensation for your medical expenses. In other states, you cannot garnish the amount allocated for medical expenses or any money that is designated as a replacement for lost wages. There was a time when, in order to sue someone, you had to prove that your injury was due to their willful negligence. The idea of lawsuit reform changed all that. Now, in order to prove that an employer was negligent in the way they supervised their employees, all you have to do is show that they failed to comply with the specific safety standards of their industry. This makes proving negligence easier and more likely than ever before. So how do you know how much compensation you can expect from a settlement? You determine this by taking into account the following factors: The nature of your injuries...