Personal Injury Attorneys Jackson MS
Jackson is the capital city of Mississippi. The statewide Mississippi Freedom Trail runs through the city, encompassing a number of historic sites that were significant in the civil rights movement. These include the Medgar Evers Home Museum and the landmark Mississippi State Capitol building. In leafy LeFleur’s Bluff State Park, the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science includes an aquarium and nature trails.
ZIP codes: 39200-39299
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What is negligence?
Attorney Franks: Negligence is when someone 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 wasnt intentional. Negligence indicates they didn't intend for a certain effect to take place yet as an outcome of their mistake it occurred.
Someones negligence causes a mishap. Who pays my medical expenses?
Lawyer Franks: Our goal is to make certain the other side pays your doctor bills. They might pay your medical bills directly or they can provide you cash to pay your doctor costs after the fact. Numerous customers have health insurance they make use of throughout this process up until the matter is settled. Various other times we work with local physicians to give you treatment on whats called a letter of protection. That indicates they don't bill you until compensation of your situation.
Do I still have an insurance claim if my health insurance pays my doctor expenses?
Lawyer Franks: Yes. But after that you may have to go back and reimburse the health insurance company for anything they paid once you obtain a settlement.
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 know they have an interest and the attorney will certainly notate the file. Well discuss with your health insurance company to minimize the amount owed.
Whats my case worth?
Every situation is different yet important. A client who's injured via somebody elses negligence has a beneficial situation. The value is different depending upon scenarios and realities. We do our foremost to recover as much as possible for our clients.
What kind of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Attorney Franks: Depositions start with really fundamental questions like whats your name where do you live as well as how much time have you lived there? After that they ask about the crash and attempt to access what occurred. They additionally need to know about therapy you obtained and losses received. However deposition is not required unless we have to submit a lawsuit. We often settle the situation before it reaches that.
Who carries out the deposition?
Attorney Franks: The lawyer for the insurance company. You and I are there together with the other attorney and a court reporter. If an inquiry is improper Ill raise an objection. As soon as the other attorney has finished Ill ask you some questions as your personal injury attorney. The other lawyer may have a few 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 accident.
How long does a suit take?
Lawyer Franks: It'll depend on for how long you have therapy and various other variables. A suit can take 1 or 2 years which's why we attempt to deal with matters without filing suit. The courts are behind and also it sets you back more money and time to go to court. You can expect someplace in 2 to 3 month area after you have actually finished therapy to know if we need to head to trial. Nevertheless we do our best to get the optimum dollar volume from the insurance provider without litigating.