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What is negligence?
Lawyer Franks: Negligence is when somebody has an unintended accident. If a person smacks your face that wasn't an accident. But if they bump into you in a crowd of people that wasn't intentional. Negligence suggests they didn't plan for a certain effect to occur however as an outcome of their mistake it happened.
Someones negligence creates a crash. Who pays my medical costs?
Attorney Franks: Our goal is to make sure the opposite side pays your doctor expenses. They might pay your medical costs directly or they can give you cash to pay your doctor costs after the fact. Numerous customers have health insurance they use throughout this procedure up until the matter is settled. Other times we deal with regional physicians to give you treatment on whats called a letter of protection. That indicates they do not bill you up until settlement of your situation.
Do I still have a case if my health insurance pays my medical expenses?
Lawyer Franks: Yes. But then you might have to go back and repay the medical insurance company for anything they paid once you receive a reimbursement.
Can the health insurance company file a lien against my case?
Attorney Franks: They will certainly send a letter to your personal injury attorney letting them understand they have an interest and the attorney will certainly notate the file. Well negotiate with your health insurance company to lower the amount owed.
Whats my situation worth?
Every instance is distinctive however valuable. A customer whos harmed via somebody elses negligence has an important case. The value is different depending upon circumstances and also facts. We do our best to recover as much as feasible for our customers.
We sort of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Attorney Franks: Depositions begin with very fundamental questions like whats your first and last name where do you reside and how much time have you resided there? After that they ask about the mishap and also attempt to get at what took place. They also want to know about treatment you got and losses suffered. However deposition is not needed unless we need to submit a lawsuit. We frequently resolve the situation before it gets to that.
Who conducts the deposition?
Lawyer Franks: The lawyer for the insurance provider. You and I present together with the other lawyer and also a court reporter. If an inquiry is improper Ill offer an objection. Once the other attorney has completed Ill ask you some questions as your personal injury attorney. The other lawyer may have a couple of follow-up questions. You may not be the only person to be deposed as we have a right to depose the other party in the accident.
How much time does a suit take?
Lawyer Franks: It'll depend on how much time you have treatment and various other elements. A suit can take 1 or 2 years and that's why we attempt to take care of matters without filing suit. The courts are backed up as well as it costs even more time and money to go to court. You can anticipate someplace in 2 to 3 month range after you have actually completed therapy to know if we need to head to trial. Nonetheless we do our finest to get the maximum dollar volume from the insurance provider without litigating.
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