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Car accidents are so common that many people have likely been in at least one accident in their lives. While some are lucky enough to walk away unscathed, others are far less fortunate.
After being injured in a car crash, you can seek legal compensation from the at-fault parties to get compensation for injuries. Common causes of car accidents include running lights or signs, failing to use signals, speeding, and driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol. You and your attorney need to parse through the details of your accident to determine who may be held legally responsible. This may be a straightforward or complicated question, depending on how the collision happened.
How much you are entitled to recover will depend on many things, including the extent of your injuries, the location where your incident occurred, available insurance, the amount of evidence which is developed, and whether you are represented by skilled auto accident attorneys. Our car accident lawyers can help you build the strongest case possible to leverage the best settlement.
Car accidents can be devastating for both drivers and passengers. The person who caused your accident should be brought to justice and made to pay for all your expenses. For a free evaluation of your lawsuit, call Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166.
The road can be dangerous, and accidents may happen if drivers are not on their guard. Our car accident lawyers can help by taking over the legal process on your behalf so that you can concentrate on healing and getting your life back on track.
Disobeying traffic lights and signs is a major cause of many car accidents. Traffic lights and signs are there to regulate traffic and keep drivers safe. If a driver deliberately disobeys these lights and signs, or perhaps they were not paying attention, disaster may strike.
Speeding is another significant cause of accidents. The faster someone goes, the more they are risking your safety and the safety of others. Speeding becomes particularly dangerous when the road or weather conditions are not optimal. For example, speeding on a wet or icy road is a great way to cause a collision.
Failing to signal might seem like a small mistake, but it can cause big accidents. Drivers rely on turn signals to know what the drivers around them are doing. If the driver in front of you made a sharp turn without signaling, they might cause you to crash into them.
Inattentive driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents. With things like phones and tablets so readily available, some drivers take their eyes off the road for too long. Even a second of looking down at a phone might lead to a car accident.
Before our car accident attorneys can obtain recovery for you, we must first determine all the parties who are potentially liable. For some, this is an easy question to answer because only one other driver was involved in the accident and it is clear there are not other contributing factors.
For others, determining all responsible parties is difficult because multiple drivers were involved in the crash or other contributing factors might exist, like defects in the design of a roadway. Indeed, there may be people who were not at the accident scene who may have some responsibility. For example, if a crash was caused by a drunk driver, the bar that served the driver may also share responsibility. A thorough investigation by a skilled team is very important, especially when injuries are serious.
Once we have determined who may be at fault, we must gather and develop evidence in order to prove each of the parties is responsible for the injuries. Some wrong-doers may share more of the blame than others, but all may be responsible for compensating you for your injuries. Our car accident lawyers can help you prove you were not responsible for the crash in such circumstances.
The value of a car accident case can be measured in monetary damages. Damages refer to your physical injuries and economic and non-economic losses related to the car accident. Although car accidents often come with expensive financial losses like medical bills and property damage, other kinds of damages are not necessarily connected to money.
Common damages for car accidents include medical bills, lost income from missing work, pain and suffering, and a diminished ability to enjoy life. Damages are generally greater the more severe your injuries.
Other factors might lead to a reduction in your damages. It is not unusual for a defendant to accuse a plaintiff of causing the accident and their injuries. If the court determines that you share some degree of blame, you might see your damages reduced or even barred in some states.
Evidence is the foundation on which our car accident attorneys build your lawsuit. Some cases are rich with obvious evidence, while others may require significant investigation to build a case. The key to evidence is using it strategically and effectively to prove the defendant is liable for your car accident.
Photos and videos are very important because it can serve as a record of the scene right after the crash. Law enforcement usually quickly cleans up crash sites, and important evidence might be lost. A photo or video can show a court important details about where and how the crash happened. Photos or videos of your visible injuries can also be powerful evidence to a jury.
Witnesses can make or break a case. The more people who can testify about the car accident and back up your claims, the more likely the defendant will be held liable. Witnesses who might have had different vantage points can provide different details about the accident. Witnesses are also important in comparing what your life was like before and after the accident, which is important to establish as part of your claim for damages.
Our car accident lawyers can help by taking over the legal process from beginning to end. Once we become involved, you will generally not need to speak with insurance adjusters or handle the claims process yourself. We will work on your behalf and take care of the legal aspects of your accident so you can concentrate on getting your life back together.
We will put maximum pressure on the relevant insurance companies to pay the full value of your injury claims without having to file a lawsuit. We will work to recover the most amount possible in the shortest period of time while minimizing the work on you. All cases are different, but many of our client’s cases settle without having to file a court action.
If the insurance company is unreasonable and will not pay what they owe, however, we typically file a lawsuit in order to recover what is owed and prepare your case to got to trial. While every case is unique, the vast majority of the cases we handle settle during this stage of the process and a trial is not necessary. However, we will be ready to take your case before a jury if necessary to make sure you obtain justice.
One of the most important ways our car accident lawyers can help your case is by developing legal strategies to prove liability. Evidence alone is important but not enough to win a lawsuit. The key is knowing how to use the evidence in the most advantageous way possible. Our legal team has the skills, experience, and training necessary to develop effective legal strategies that get plaintiffs compensation.
If you were hurt in a car crash, our car accident attorneys can help you start a lawsuit to get compensation. Reckless drivers should not be allowed to put others at risk and get away with it. For a free case review, call Wruck Paupore at (219) 322-1166.
Don is a founding partner and one of the nation’s top-ranked personal injury litigators. He is a member of the Multi-million Dollar Advocates Forum, which includes less than 1% of the nation’s trial lawyers, and awarded the highest ranking given by Martindale Hubbel and AVVO.
More importantly, Don understands representing personal injury victims is about more than recovering the best settlement: it’s about helping clients get back on their feet and supporting them in every aspect of their recovery.
In nearly all cases, our clients seek compensation from the wrongdoer’s insurance company. Before forming Wruck Paupore, Jason worked for a prominent law firm representing some of the world’s largest insurers. This experience gives Jason a deep understanding of the insurance industry and the strategies it uses to pay injury victims as little as possible.
Jason -- and our entire team -- put this inside knowledge to work to force insurance companies to pay what is actually owed. Often, we use the insurance company’s own tactics against them as we fight for the full compensation our client deserves.
For more than four decades, Keith has been fighting for injury victims. During that time, he’s watched the insurance industry change, with insurers now more interested in protecting their stock price than treating injury victims fairly.
Since the beginning, Keith has put people first. From his childhood in Gary, Indiana during the 1960’s and working his way through law school, Keith has risen to become one of the Midwest’s most respected trial lawyers. He has never forgotten that being a lawyer is about helping people -- and seeing injury victims through struggles in a way that could change their lives forever.
Over the decades, Keith, Don and Jason have fought relentlessly for clients, even when other lawyers have said the case was impossible to win.
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