HOW HARD IS TO SETTLE A CASE AFTER
BEING IN AN ACCIDENT
IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO GET A SETTLEMENT AFTER AN AUTO
ACCIDENT CASE. IT ALL DEPENDS ON THE FACTS OF YOUR CASE. EVERY PERSON, WHO IS A
VICTIM OF AN AUTO ACCIDENT, HAS A RIGHT TO COMPENSATION OR DAMAGES. THE ISSUE
BECOMES – HOW STRONG IS YOUR CASE, AND WHETHER OR NOT THE OTHER PARTY HAS
PROPER LIABILITY INSURANCE.
THE WAY AN ACCIDENT HAPPENED, THE INJURIES, CAN BE DIFFERENT
FOR EACH AND EVERY PERSON. SOMETIMES, IT CAN GO SMOOTHLY. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THE
OTHER DRIVER HAS $15,000 IN LIABILITY INSURANCE – AND YOUR INJURIES ARE
EXCEEDING THAT OF $15,000 – WITH MEDICAL BILLS AND ALL OTHER EXPENSES COMBINED,
THEN YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE TO GET THE INSURANCE POLICY LIMIT.
SOMETIMES, IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG TO FILE A CLAIM, OR BRING UP
A CLAIM – YOU MAY BE UNABLE TO FILE A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM. CALIFORNIA’S
STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS SET FORTH A DEADLINE BEFORE FILING A LAWSUIT. IN
CALIFORNIA, THERE IS A 2 YEAR DEADLINE TO FILE A PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM FOR
INJURIES SUFFERED.
THERE ARE CERTAIN EXCEPTIONS, FOR THINGS LIKE MEDICAL
MALPRACTICE CLAIMS, CLAIMS AGAINST GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, OR WHEN A MINOR IS
INJURED. IT’S CRUCIAL TO GET THE APPROPRIATE EVIDENCE, AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF
YOU HAVEN’T SPOKEN TO A LAWYER AND IT’S GETTING CLOSE TO THE 2 YEAR MARK – THEN
IT COULD BE HARDER TO GET AN INSURANCE COMPANY TO SETTLE A CASE. IF YOU WAIT TO
LONG TO FILE A CLAIM, IT CAN BE HARDER TO PROVE THE VALIDITY OF YOUR INJURIES,
AND COULD BE HARDER TO INVESTIGATE AS WELL – SINCE CRUCIAL EVIDENCE, LIKE
WITNESSES – COULD BE GONE.
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