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Ridgeland is a city in Madison County, Mississippi. The population was 24,047 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Jackson Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wikipedia
Elevation: 358′
Weather: 58°F (14°C), Wind SW at 3 mph (5 km/h), 94% Humidity
Hotels: 3-star averaging $102. View hotels
What is negligence?
Lawyer Franks: Negligence is when someone has an unintentional accident. If a person slaps your face that wasn't an accident. However if they run into you in a group of people that had not been intentional. Negligence implies they really did not intend for a particular effect to take place yet as an outcome of their mistake it occurred.
Somebody's negligence triggers an accident. Who pays my medical expenses?
Attorney Franks: Our objective is to make certain the other side pays your medical expenses. They could pay your doctor bills directly or they can give you money to pay your medical expenses after the fact. Many customers have medical insurance they make use of throughout this process until the matter is settled. Other times we collaborate with regional doctors to give you treatment on whats called a letter of protection. That indicates they do not invoice you until compensation of your case.
Do I still have an insurance claim if my health insurance pays my doctor expenses?
Lawyer Franks: Yes. But after that you might have to go back and compensate the medical insurance company for anything they paid once you obtain a reimbursement.
Can the health insurance provider 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 investment and the lawyer will notate the file. Well discuss with your health insurance firm to minimize the quantity owed.
Whats my situation worth?
Every case is distinctive yet valuable. A client that's hurt via someone else's negligence has an important case. The value is different depending upon circumstances and facts. We do our best to recuperate as much as feasible for our clients.
We kind of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Lawyer Franks: Depositions start with very basic questions like whats your first and last name where do you reside and also for how long have you lived there? Then they ask about the mishap and attempt to access what took place. They likewise need to know about therapy you got and losses sustained. Nevertheless deposition is not necessary unless we need to file a suit. We usually settle the situation before it reaches that.
Who performs the deposition?
Attorney Franks: The lawyer for the insurance provider. You and I are there along with the other attorney as well as a court reporter. If an inquiry is improper I'll offer an objection. As soon as the other attorney has completed Ill ask you some questions as your personal injury attorney. The other attorney might have a couple of follow-up questions. You might not be the only person to be deposed as we have a right to depose the other party in the crash.
How much time does a suit take?
Attorney Franks: It'll rely on for how long you have therapy and also various other variables. A lawsuit can take 1 or 2 years and that's why we try to deal with matters without filing suit. The courts are backed up as well as it sets you back even more money and time to go to court. You can expect somewhere in the two to 3 month range after you've completed treatment to understand if we need to head to court. Nonetheless we do our finest to get the optimum dollar volume from the insurance company without litigating.
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