If you get hurt in a car accident, you would file an auto accident personal injury claim.
If you have a permanent Injury due to a car accident that wasn’t you fault, you are entitled to file an auto accident personal injury claim.
Get a FREE consultation, most firms these days offer this service and lawyers know that most people won’t have the money at front so some have a no win no fee scheme
They Will get paid by the other side, their fee will be a percentage of you accident settlement therefore they advertise that you will receive 100% compensation.
One year ago for a school project had an X-ray on my back. 2 Months ago I was in a car accident that was completely the other persons fault. I had an X-ray done again immediately after accident and the doctors showed me that my spine at the upper top was crooked, and I am no longer able to lift anything over 40 pounds without pain. How much should I get in money for the permanent injuries aside from my medical bills being payed for?
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I was in a car accident a year and a half ago and hurt my back. I have been treated since then to help resolve the issues to no luck. Recently i got an offer from the insurance company to settle this claim. It is a rather large sum of money, but considering the factors is still low. It is quite possible i may have this injury for the rest of my life and have been taking pain medication for it for the past year and a half. I am wondering if their is an amount over the initial offer that they usually go to without having to go to court. double, triple, anything like that. If anyone has any info that would be great. And just a side note, i do not have a lawyer for this.
The current offer is at ,000
my partner recently fell from a roof whilst workin, basically id like to know how the insurance people go about makin a claim do they need to involve everyone who was there at the time? and do tey go into detail? i dont have a clue about it and as somewhere was there who wasnt supposed to be i want to know if they will get dragged into it aswell and if there is any way they can be left out of it? even tho they were the ones to take him there and be working with him closely on the roof?
These lawyers claim to be good hearted individuals who are only interested in pursuing justice. To prove their commitment, they are willing to work for free until a favorable settlement is achieved. What cash poor accident victim could refuse such a noble proposition?
Please consider: Nobody works for free.
These lawyers are able to cherry pick their cases based upon how lucrative their practices are. No competent lawyer will accept a personal injury case unless they are sure of a settlement. Also consider that the lawyer will typically receive 60% of the settlement plus their expenses (taken off of the top). The kindly lawyer will end up receiving upwards of 70% of the settlement, leaving a miserable ~30% for the person who actually was injured (talk about adding insult to injury).
If you doubt me, then just try to hire a personal injury attorney on a hourly basis. They make so much more by working on "CONTINGENCY" that you won’t have any takers.
Gunny T: You are incorrect. I am making no assumptions regarding juries, judges or attorneys in general. I am specificly questioning the motives and manner in which PERSONAL INJURY attorneys operate.
Sounds to me like you are making some assumptions yourself.
1) Are you absolutely positive that the plantiff’s attny was working pro bono vs on contingency?
2) How do you know that the jury voted against a just decision in order to watch television?
It sounds to me as if you are a little biased as to your specific case. Perhaps you were the plantiff?
i had a car crash last night no one is severely injured thank god. A car T-boned my car from the left where my friend was sitting. it turns out its my fault.
my friend now wants to claim for her very very minor injuries and has spoken to a lawyer. what are the procedures do i go court or does my friend lawyer just claim from my insurance and i don’t get involved.
i have comprehensive cover with zurich .
thank you
how involved will i be because i am very scared to go court?
I was injured at a truck stop a month ago, the claims adjuster called me and said that I wouldnt have to submit a claim for and that his job. IS THAT TRUE? SHould I submit my own claims? And were can I find a claim for? All the ones on the internet you have to pay for, or they just give you suggestions on how to write one. I NEED HELP HERE PLEASE
I was wondering if someone could help me regarding a legal issue (regarding personal injury) my friend has – it is has something to do with what is known as the “EGGSHELL SKULL” rule (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eggshell_skull) which is basically the principle that you take a person as you find them but I have a question regarding its application.
My friend was involved in a car crash (not his fault). He has been in a lot of pain since the accident with his back (he has been bed ridden for significant periods of time) and 20 months later has not recovered. A personal injury claim is still pending. However one expert he saw highlighted the fact that he had a back condition approximately 8 years earlier and thinks the crash merely accelerated what he thinks would have been a re-occuring condition (even though he has no interim problems with his back at all before the accident) and has only accelerated the back condition now. He thinks the accident accelerated the pain he is now in by between 12-24 months. Therefore the solicitor who is acting for him is only claiming for a maximum of 24 months of costs despite the fact that my friend is no where near recovered.
My question is that surely this legal principle states that you take the victim as you find them therefore on my understanding it should make no difference as to what extent the accident accelerated the pain (be it 5 days or 5 months etc). Rather it should be that my friend had a propensity for a bad back and the accident triggered this off and that even if it takes 5 years for him to recover that should be what is claimed for and not the 12-24 months that the injury was accelerated.
Any legal experts out there with a view on this? Here’s hoping, Thanks
Some great answers there – many thanks – I think I understand it now. You have been very helpful
sorry guys – I have looked into this further and I can’t see anything about it needing to be an intentional tort or there needing to be any level of knowledge of the pre-disposition – most sites say it is just a matter of taking the victim as you find them – for example, this one from the guardian:
"Egg-shell skull principle says a defendant must take his victim as he finds him. So if a person negligently injures someone by running them over, for example, they cannot complain if the injuries they have caused turn out to be more serious than expected because the victim suffered from a pre-existing weakness such as an unusually thin skull or a weak heart"
