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A car accident can lead to serious problems, both medical and financial. Drivers and passengers can be seriously injured in car accidents, leading to extended hospitalization, surgery, and long recovery times. Not only that, but a car accident can set you back financially for years. The cost of repairing or replacing a vehicle can be quite high, and medical bills can quickly become insurmountable. We can be as careful as possible on the roads, but there is always the chance that another irresponsible driver will cause an accident and get you hurt. If and when that day comes, you need to be prepared.
All drivers are required by law to have insurance, but insurance can only go so far. Insurance can also be a hassle to deal with. While you lie in pain in a hospital bed, an insurance company is arguing with you about how they do not believe you deserve the money you need to cover your expenses. When negotiations with an insurance company break down, you can file a personal injury lawsuit to claim the compensation you need and deserve.
After a car accident, no matter how serious or minor, you need help putting the pieces of your life back together. Unfortunately, this process can be very expensive. Our Hammond, IN car accident attorneys are here to help you get your life back. Get in touch with our legal team at Wruck Paupore for a free, confidential legal consultation. Call us today at (219) 322-1166.
Car accidents are notoriously expensive. From costs of repairs to medical bills to lost wages from time away from work, paying for a car accident is incredibly difficult. All drivers on the roads are legally required to have insurance in case of an accident. However, the help from insurance companies might not make things easier.
Different states have different insurance systems after car accidents. In some states, insurance is paid on a no-fault basis, meaning insurance companies and providers must pay their customers no matter who is at fault, at least up to a certain amount. Indiana does not follow this system. Instead, you must file a claim with the other driver’s insurance to pay for your damages after a car accident. You must also show that the other driver is at fault and that you are not to blame for the collision.
In a perfect world, this would be a simple and easy process. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. While insurance companies are here to pay for our expenses after an accident, they love doing the exact opposite. Insurance companies have been known to conduct their own investigations to determine who truly caused an accident. If they think you share some of the blame, they will offer you less money. If their offer is unacceptable, our Hammond, IN car accident lawyers can help you file a personal injury lawsuit.
The time it takes to complete a personal injury lawsuit is different for each case. Some cases are over and done with almost as soon as they begin. More contentious cases have been known to last months or even years. How much time your personal injury lawsuit takes will depend on the strength of your supporting evidence and the willingness of the parties to compromise.
In any personal injury lawsuit, including a car accident case, you must prove that the defendant was at fault for the accident. Demonstrating fault in car accidents can be difficult, as strong evidence is not always available. Car accidents tend to happen very quickly, and emergency responders are more concerned with treating injuries than gathering evidence. However, your recollection of the accident and information about how you were driving will be important. Additional evidence, like video footage of the accident from surveillance cameras or eyewitness testimony, may make things go a bit faster.
If you have a strong case, the defendant may be more willing to make a settlement offer. If you feel the settlement is satisfactory, you can take the settlement and avoid a trial completely. This is probably the fastest way to get your compensation. Unfortunately, if one or both parties are unwilling to negotiate a settlement, your case will take much longer. Call our Hammond, IN car accident attorneys for help with your case.
As mentioned before, settlements are quick ways to get compensation from defendants without enduring a trial. While many cases reach settlement agreements, they are not required, and some cases end up going through a full trial. Settlements may help you avoid an expensive and time-consuming trial, but they require negotiations that could take a while to finish.
The stronger your case, the more likely the defendant will be willing to settle. Most parties in any lawsuit prefer to reach a settlement agreement because it allows everyone to avoid paying expensive legal fees. With more evidence on your side, we may be able to persuade the defendant to make an agreeable settlement offer.
However, if your evidence is weak and the defendant is less willing to cooperate, a settlement may be difficult to reach. If there is a settlement offer, it might be very low and not cover all your damages. While we have the opportunity to negotiate, we must be prepared for negotiations to break down and ready ourselves for a trial. Our Hammond, IN car accident lawyers can help you effectively negotiate a favorable settlement.
If you were in a car accident in Indiana, you might be facing a long, grueling legal battle. Our Hammond, IN car accident attorneys can deal with insurance companies and take your personal injury lawsuit to trial. Schedule a free, private legal consultation with us at Wruck Paupore by calling (219) 322-1166 today.
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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