Unless you’ve, unfortunately, been in many traffic accidents, it might be hard to determine when a car insurance company is offering you everything available in a car accident settlement offer. At the very least, a settlement should cover all medical bills, all income lost at work, and the cost of repairing or replacing a car.
However, other damages must be considered in a settlement so that victims have a chance to truly heal, avoid financial trouble, and get back to their normal lives.
A skilled attorney will have worked on many car accident cases and will have the best chance to help you determine exactly what an insurer should pay. You can talk over your options in a free consultation with a local Car Accident Lawyer. It’s the best way to determine what your case is worth.
Determining What You Should Hold Out for in a Modesto Car Accident Settlement
One of the first questions you’ll need answered is if you should consider hiring a lawyer for your case. If your accident only involves very minor injuries and/or car damage, a lawyer may not be able to help you earn more for your claim.
Accidents involving crushed bumpers and crumpled doors are common, and the process to get car damage appraised and repaired has become pretty standard. A lawyer probably couldn’t help you earn more for your car damage.
However, when a serious injury is involved, and medical bills are higher, a lawyer could be critical to getting a fair amount. Before even considering paying for your recovery, insurance adjusters will first explore options to avoid accepting responsibility for their policyholder’s mistake. They may try to shift blame in the accident or try to devalue your injuries.
Your lawyer fights back and has evidence ready after a full investigation of the crash. This evidence prevents insurers from pinning the fault on you or trying to get away with paying you less for your hardships.
Your attorney also makes sure your claim is filed with every damage you’ve suffered mentioned. Your lawyer looks at these factors and more when determining how much to demand on your behalf:
- The final total on medical bills
- The estimated totals on lifelong care if a victim has suffered a permanent disability
- The value of the physical pain victims endured
- The value of the emotional trauma victims have been put through
- The cost of travel to doctor appointments and out-of-area specialists
- Calculations on the lost wages or future earnings from missing work or the inability to work
- Car repair or replacement totals
- Costs associated with a fatal accident, including funeral expenses and loss of financial support that the families of victims should demand through a wrongful death claim
By seeking compensation for these and other factors, your Corcoran attorney can often secure you and your family much more in an injury claim than you could probably win by filing your case yourself.
Talk Over Your Case with a Modesto Car Accident Attorney for Free!
If you suffered a serious injury in a car accident and a careless driver was to blame, a lawyer can help you determine if a car insurance company is offering you everything it should. Contact Maison Law Accident & Injury Lawyers of Modesto to schedule a free, confidential consultation with a real Modesto car accident lawyer. We want to hear what happened to you.
Keep in mind that you don’t have any savings to afford powerful legal representation. If you need our help earning what’s fair, we don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our pay comes out of the settlement check an at-fault driver’s car insurer must pay you.