one party to another party for injuries suffered by the receiving party which directly resulted from a negligent act by the paying party. Because each case of accident injury is unique, compensation awards vary considerably. A variety of individual circumstances are taken into consideration when determining the amount of an accident injury compensation award. The nature of injury, the part of the body that is affected, the recovery, the existence, or lack there of, of a disability or incapacitation, the long-term prognosis of injuries, the defendants degree of liability, the type of accident that caused the injury, and the ongoing pain and suffering, if any, the victim suffered or is suffering. Because these circumstances vary widely from case to case, there are sometimes extreme differences in the compensation awards given to different victims who have suffered like injuries.