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Madison is a city in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 24,841 at the 2010 census. The population is currently over 25,000. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
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What is negligence?
Attorney Franks: Negligence is when somebody has an unintentional mishap. If an individual smacks your face that wasn't an accident. But if they run into you in a crowd of people that had not been intentional. Negligence means they really did not plan for a specific effect to take place however as an outcome of their fault it happened.
Someones negligence creates a mishap. Who pays my doctor bills?
Lawyer Franks: Our goal is to make certain the other side pays your medical bills. They could pay your doctor bills straight away or they can provide you money to pay your doctor bills after the fact. Numerous customers have health insurance they use throughout this process until the issue is solved. Various other times we collaborate with regional doctors to give you treatment on whats called a letter of protection. That means they don't bill you up until compensation of your case.
Do I still have an insurance claim if my health insurance pays my doctor expenses?
Attorney Franks: Yes. Yet after that you might have to go back and compensate the medical insurance company for anything they paid once you get a settlement.
Can the health insurance firm file a lien against my case?
Attorney Franks: They will send a letter to your personal injury attorney letting them recognize they have an interest and also the attorney will certainly notate the file. Well discuss with your health insurance firm to minimize the quantity owed.
Whats my situation worth?
Every situation is different but important. A client that's injured via another persons negligence has a valuable case. The value is different depending on circumstances and facts. We do our foremost to recoup as much as possible for our clients.
We sort of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Attorney Franks: Depositions begin with extremely standard questions like whats your name where do you reside as well as for how long have you resided there? After that they ask about the crash and also try to get at what happened. They additionally want to know about treatment you received as well as losses received. Nonetheless deposition is not necessary unless we have to file a suit. We often settle the situation before it gets to that.
Who carries out the deposition?
Lawyer Franks: The attorney for the insurance provider. You and I present together with the other attorney and a court reporter. If a question is improper I'll raise 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 couple of follow-up inquiries. You might not be the only one to be deposed as we have a right to depose the other party in the accident.
For how long does a lawsuit take?
Lawyer Franks: It'll depend upon for how long you have therapy and various other variables. A lawsuit can take 1 or 2 years and that's why we try to deal with issues without suing. The courts are behind and also it costs even more money and time to go to court. You can anticipate someplace in 2 to three month area after you've finished therapy to understand if we need to go to court. Nonetheless we do our best to obtain the maximum dollar volume from the insurance company without going to court.
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