{"id":101014,"date":"2026-11-03T12:29:55","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T12:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chglawyers.com\/resources\/car-accident-settlements-florida\/what-are-damages-car-accident-case-florida\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T00:51:45","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T00:51:45","slug":"what-are-damages-car-accident-case-florida","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chglawyers.com\/resources\/car-accident-settlements-florida\/what-are-damages-car-accident-case-florida\/","title":{"rendered":"Signs of Nerve Damage After Car Accident in Florida"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
<\/span>\"A
\n

Car Accident Injuries | Serving Florida<\/p>

Numbness, Tingling, or Weakness After a Car Accident? Learn the Signs.<\/h1>

Nerve damage can appear days or weeks after a crash. Here is what to watch for, why prompt medical care matters, and how CHG Personal Injury Lawyers can help Florida families understand their options.<\/p>

Request a Free Consultation<\/a><\/div>
Request a Free Consultation<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
\n

Why Florida Families Contact CHG<\/h2>\n

<\/span><\/p>

Florida<\/h3>

Florida-based firm serving clients throughout the state<\/p><\/div>

<\/span><\/p>

Licensed<\/h3>

Attorneys admitted to The Florida Bar<\/p><\/div>

<\/span><\/p>

Free<\/h3>

Confidential first consultation, with no obligation to continue<\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n

By CHG Lawyers \u00b7 Published November 3, 2026<\/p>\n\n

\n\n\n

Signs of nerve damage after car accident injuries often appear days later, not at the scene. This page explains the damages Florida law may recognize when a crash affects a nerve, and what to do now to protect your claim. If you’re helping an injured family member, this guide is written for you too.<\/p>\n

What “Damages” Means in a Florida Car Accident Case<\/h2>\n

Damages are the losses a court or insurer may pay for because a crash caused them. They pay for what the accident cost you. They don’t pay for the crash itself.<\/p>\n

Damages fall into two broad groups. Economic damages have a bill or a paycheck attached. Non-economic damages cover the harder losses, like pain and changes to daily life.<\/p>\n

Many injured people don’t know what to track at first. A spouse, parent, or adult child may be the one trying to list losses for someone who can’t yet describe them. Florida’s rules decide which losses count and how you prove them. The sections below cover both groups, the symptoms to report to a doctor, and the rules that shape a claim. For a broader view, see car accident settlements in Florida<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

\n

If numbness or pain after your crash has you wondering what it means for your bills and your future, our team at CHG Personal Injury Lawyers is ready to talk it through with you. Talk it through with our team — the first consultation is free, confidential, and carries no obligation.<\/p>

Get a free consultation<\/a><\/div>
Get a free consultation<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
\"Two<\/figure>\n

Economic Damages: Medical Bills, Lost Wages, and Future Care<\/h2>\n

Economic damages are the money losses you can show with bills, pay records, and receipts. Florida law includes past and future lost income, medical and funeral expenses, and other economic losses that would not have happened without the injury. See Fla. Stat. \u00a7 768.81<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For a nerve injury, medical costs can include emergency care, imaging, nerve testing, visits with a doctor, physical therapy, medication, and equipment a doctor orders. Lost wages cover time away from work. If the injury limits your ability to work later, lost future income may become part of the claim. Vehicle repairs and travel to appointments can count too.<\/p>\n

Florida also requires personal injury protection, often called PIP. Florida’s personal injury protection (PIP) rules set out required medical and disability benefits for people hurt in motor vehicle crashes. PIP helps with some medical and wage costs, but it is not the whole claim. How PIP fits into your case depends on the facts.<\/p>\n

Non-Economic Damages: Pain, Suffering, and Loss of Daily Life<\/h2>\n

Non-economic damages cover the human cost of an injury. Florida’s car accident statute allows a person to recover damages for pain, suffering, mental anguish, and inconvenience only if the injury consists in whole or in part of a significant and permanent loss of an important bodily function, a permanent injury within a reasonable degree of medical probability other than scarring or disfigurement, significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement, or death. These losses have no invoice, so they are harder to measure.<\/p>\n

Nerve injuries can change daily life in ways no bill shows. You may struggle to button a shirt, hold a coffee cup, sleep through the night, or play with your kids. Those changes matter. A simple journal of what has become hard can help you remember them.<\/p>\n

Doctor notes that describe the same limits also help. Significant and permanent scarring or disfigurement is a recognized category in this area too. Stress from the crash can be part of the picture, and our page on compensation for emotional injuries after a crash explains that topic further.<\/p>\n

Signs of Nerve Damage After Car Accident Injuries<\/h2>\n

Signs of nerve damage after car accident injuries often include numbness, tingling, burning pain, and weakness. Symptoms of these injuries can include numbness, tingling, and muscle weakness, and any new symptom should be evaluated by a doctor. For general background, see the Mayo Clinic’s guide to peripheral nerve injuries<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Many people feel fine at the scene. Later, a hand feels asleep, a leg gives way, or pain runs from the neck or back into an arm or foot. Common descriptions include:<\/p>\n