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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′
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What is negligence?
Lawyer Franks: Negligence is when somebody has an unintended mishap. If a person smacks your face that wasn't an accident. But if they bump into you in a group of individuals that had not been willful. Negligence implies they didn't plan for a certain effect to take place yet as an outcome of their mistake it happened.
Somebody's negligence creates a mishap. Who pays my medical costs?
Attorney Franks: Our goal is to see to it the other side pays your doctor expenses. They might pay your medical expenses directly or they can provide you cash to pay your medical bills after the fact. Many clients have medical insurance they make use of throughout this process until the matter is fixed. Various other times we collaborate with neighborhood medical professionals to provide you treatment on whats called a letter of protection. That means they do not invoice you up until settlement of your situation.
Do I still have a claim if my health insurance pays my medical costs?
Attorney Franks: Yes. Yet then you may need to go back and compensate the health insurance firm for anything they paid once you get a settlement.
Can the health insurer file a lien against my case?
Attorney Franks: They will send out a letter to your personal injury attorney letting them know they have an investment and the lawyer will notate the documents. Well discuss with your medical insurance firm to lower the amount owed.
Whats my case worth?
Every instance is different yet valuable. A customer that's hurt via another persons negligence has an important situation. The worth is different depending upon scenarios and also facts. We do our best to recuperate as much as possible for our clients.
What sort of questions do they ask me in a deposition?
Attorney Franks: Depositions start with really standard questions like whats your name where do you reside and also how much time have you resided there? Then they ask about the crash and attempt to access what took place. They likewise want to know about treatment you received and losses sustained. Nevertheless deposition is not needed unless we have to file a suit. We usually settle the situation 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 attorney and a court reporter. If a question 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 attorney might 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 person in the crash.
For how long does a lawsuit take?
Lawyer Franks: It'll rely on the length of time you have treatment and various other factors. A lawsuit can take 1 or 2 years which's why we try to deal with matters without filing suit. The courts are backed up and it costs even more money and time to go to court. You can expect somewhere in the two to 3 month area after you have actually finished therapy to know if we need to head to court. However we do our best to get the maximum dollar volume from the insurance company without litigating.
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