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Flowood is a city in Rankin County, Mississippi. The population was 7,823 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
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Zip code: 39232
What is negligence?
Attorney Franks: Negligence is when somebody has an unintended accident. If an individual smacks your face that wasn't an accident. However if they bump into you in a group of people that wasn't intentional. Negligence indicates they really did not plan for a particular effect to take place yet as an outcome of their fault it occurred.
Somebody's negligence causes an accident. Who pays my doctor expenses?
Lawyer Franks: Our objective is to make sure the opposite side pays your medical costs. They could pay your medical costs directly or they can provide you cash to pay your doctor costs later on. Numerous customers have health insurance they use throughout this procedure until the matter is solved. Various other times we deal with regional doctors to provide you therapy on whats called a letter of protection. That means they dont bill you up until settlement of your situation.
Do I still have a claim if my health insurance pays my medical bills?
Attorney Franks: Yes. However then you may have to go back and compensate the medical insurance company for anything they paid once you obtain a reimbursement.
Can the health insurer file a lien against my case?
Lawyer Franks: They will certainly send out a letter to your personal injury attorney letting them recognize they have an interest and also the attorney will notate the file. Well discuss with your health insurance company to decrease the quantity owed.
Whats my situation worth?
Every case is distinctive but valuable. A client that's hurt through someone else's negligence has an important situation. The value is different depending on scenarios and also facts. We do our best to recoup as much as feasible for our clients.
We sort of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Lawyer Franks: Depositions begin with very basic questions like whats your first and last name where do you live and for how long have you resided there? Then they inquire about the mishap and also attempt to get at what happened. They additionally need to know about treatment you got as well as losses received. Nevertheless deposition is not required unless we need to submit a suit. We frequently resolve the case before it gets to that.
Who performs the deposition?
Attorney Franks: The lawyer for the insurance provider. You and I present along with the other lawyer as well as a court reporter. If an inquiry is inappropriate I'll offer an objection. Once the other attorney has actually completed Ill ask you some questions as your personal injury attorney. The other lawyer may have a few follow-up questions. You may not be the only one to be deposed as we have a right to depose the other party in the crash.
For how long does a suit take?
Attorney Franks: It'll depend upon the length of time you have therapy as well as various other factors. A suit can take 1 or 2 years and that's why we try to deal with matters without suing. The courts are behind and also it costs even more money and time to head to trial. You can expect someplace in the two to three month area after youve completed therapy to know if we need to head to court. Nevertheless we do our finest to obtain the optimum amount from the insurance provider without going to court.
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