Video: Motor Vehicle Accident: What you need to know!

Question:

What are the important things I need to know after a motor vehicle accident?

Answer:

Florida has some unique laws. The biggest thing that clients need to know is that in order to recover more than just your medical bills as damages, you need to have a permanent injury. A permanent injury requires medical documentation. That documentation is extremely important to your case.

Question:

What is a permanent injury after a motor vehicle accident?

Answer:

A permanent injury is, of course, the obvious things: surgeries, broken bones etcetera. But, it's also the less obvious things like: a soft tissue injury, a herniated disc. Those are all permanent types of injuries that someone can struggle with for many years following a car and crash. A soft tissue injury where somebody has neck pain or muscle spasms can be a permanent injury as well.

Question:

How do insurance companies go about trying to fight permanent injuries in car accident cases?

Answer:

Typically insurance companies try to dispute that people might be permanently injured. They will hire expert doctors, radiologists, private investigators and witnesses to dispute your injuries. So for that reason, it's really important to hire an experienced personal injury attorney that can handle your case properly, one who is also prepared to litigate your case and file a lawsuit. Unfortunately, there are many firms that do not want to litigate or file a lawsuit in a case where someone hasn't had one of those more obvious permanent injuries. That's why it's important to hire our firm, which can handle a soft tissue case like that and litigate it. We have your interests and your interests alone in mind and want to ensure that you are compensated for your damages. Since 1962, we have helped all of SW Florida with personal injury litigation and specialize in personal injury and specifically car accidents.

Contact an injury attorney as soon as possible after your crash to get them involved and make sure someone is representing you and your interests throughout this process because insurance companies do not do that. If you have any questions, the attorneys of Goldstein, Buckley, Cechman, Rice, Purtz, Smith & Smith, P.A. are happy to speak with you to answer any questions that you might have. We are just a call or a CLICK away to help.

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