Questions and Answers about Personal Injury Cases

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Questions and Answers about Personal Injury cases
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Questions and Answers about Personal Injury Law

• Our firm has handled hundreds of car accident
  cases throughout Southern California and
  throughout the State.  We know how shocked you
  might be after a car accident and how it can
  completely change the course of your life. After
  a car accident or injury, we tend to hear the
  same questions from our clients regarding the
  process of Personal Injury claims when they
  initially call us. For example, what is the
  claims process, what can we recover for, will we
  need to go to trial, and how long will it take.
  Since youre probably going through a lot
  following your car accident, we figured we would
  make it easy on you and answer as many of these
   frequently asked questions related to this
  process

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QuestionWhat is the Personal Injury claim
process?

• AnswerAfter a car accident, you generally want
  to make a claim to the at-fault parties
  insurance company. This process generally starts
  the personal injury case. Generally, we try to
  resolve the case with the insurance company
  informally and without going to court. However,
  some times the insurance company try to low-ball
  us and refuse to pay what we demand. When that
  happens, we file a formal complaint in court and
  force the insurance company to reconsider their
  unreasonable position. After we file a formal
  complaint, we continue to try and negotiate a
  settlement on our clients behalf.

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QuestionWhat to do immediately after a
Personal Injury accident?

• AnswerAfter any injury, we always recommend
  contacting an attorney to walk you through what
  to do next. Remember, we do free consultations
  and will be happy to walk you through exactly
  what to do without any charge.  However, if you
  dont want free advice, we recommend you
  immediately gather as much evidence as possible. 
  Take as many photographs, record as much as
  possible, and get as much information about how
  you were injured and who caused your injury.  Ask
  for insurance information, drivers licenses,
  addresses, phone numbers, of as many people as
  possible.  Not just the defendant, but try to get
  information on as many witnesses as well.  After
  this, we highly recommend you make an immediate
  appointment with your primary care doctor.  If
  for some reason they cant see you immediately,
  go to an emergency room or urgent care to
  document what youre going through and to
  prescribe you medications you might need.

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QuestionHow long until we settle and do
Personal Injury cases go to trial?

• AnswerMajority of the cases are settled
  outside the court before it reaches the trial
  stage. However, some cases are so complex with so
  many disputed facts, the parties just cant seem
  to reach an agreement. Generally, the three
  things that we focus on to determine any
  settlement is how the injury occurred, how the
  person was negligent, and what a persons
  injuries are. If all three of these are very easy
  to prove, the case should settle fairly quickly. 
  However, if one of these things is in dispute, it
  might cause significant delays in any settlement
  and even require you to go to trial. It all
  depends on how well the case is presented. The
  best personal injury lawyers know how to gather
  and present evidence to avoid needing to go to
  trial. However, if the insurance company is too
  stubborn or unreasonable, your lawyer should be
  ready to go to trial.

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QuestionHow will the lawyer be paid?

• AnswerThe best personal injury attorney in Los
  Angeles will take a case on Contingency.  That
  means the lawyer will be paid a certain
  percentage of what the lawyer can recover for
  you.  The standard percentage is 33.3 if the
  case is settled without the need to go to court. 
  However, if the case is complex, disputed, and
  the parties can reach an agreement, the attorney
  will have to file the case in Court. At that
  stage, the standard percentage is 40 of any
  recovery. This might seem like a lot, but when
  you consider that a lawyer will likely recover
  many multiples more than a person could without a
  lawyer, its a no brainer.

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