How Long Will My Claim Take to Settle?.

Many people often wonder how long it will take to settle their personal injury claim. There are no set time limits (other than the Statute of Limitations) because all injuries are different. As your personal injury lawyers, we will do our best to settle your insurance claim for the maximum amount of money.

We Begin By Helping You Heal From Your Injuries

Car accidents can result in a wide variety of bodily injuries, and people recover and heal from these injuries differently. Some car accidents result in soft tissue injuries, and generally, these auto accident injuries will improve with physical therapy. Other accidents can result in more serious bodily injury, including broken or fractured bones and other significant internal injuries which could require hospitalization, extensive therapy and other forms of medical treatment.

Please note that your case will not settle until you have finished all of your medical treatment, or we are able to determine, with reasonable certainty, what medical treatment you might require in the future. This way, you will likely avoid paying outstanding medical bills after your claim is settled.

Has the Responsible Party Admitted Fault?

Another important consideration for your insurance claim is who caused the car accident. Many times this is unclear and we will perform an investigation to determine who was responsible. In many car accidents, there are multiple parties at fault. In this situation, insurance companies usually conduct their own investigation as well. All of this could delay the settlement in your personal injury claim.

Now Our Attorneys Work to Settle Your Claim

As your personal injury lawyer, we take several steps to properly settle your insurance claim:

We investigate every aspect of your car accident.
We obtain all the relevant legal documents.
We professionally present your claim to the responsible party’s insurance company.

Once the insurance company receives the necessary information, we can begin negotiating a good settlement on your behalf. The amount of work necessary to complete negotiations and agree on a final settlement amount varies greatly depending upon the severity of the car accident, the injuries and the particular insurance company. We will never accept a settlement amount without your verbal and written approval.

Some insurance claims are not resolved before the legal time limit. If that ever becomes a possibility, we would file a lawsuit to protect your rights from expiring. Sometimes, by merely filing a lawsuit, insurance companies will take note and pay out a reasonable settlement.

Once we’ve reached a personal injury settlement, we will help ensure that all outstanding bills have been handled appropriately by preparing a full financial accounting (called a disbursement memorandum) for your review and approval.

Call Us Now For Help With Your Insurance Claim

Since 1992, our San Diego law offices have been helping people just like you recover the maximum financial compensation for their injuries. If you need help paying your medical bills, our personal injury attorneys can provide you some options to delay payment until after your claim is settled. So you need not worry about how long your claim will take to settle. Leave that to our experienced personal injury attorneys. It’s what we do.

If you would like help with your personal injury claim, then please contact our bilingual offices as soon as possible at 1-800-655-6585 or click here for a FREE consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney in San Diego. We handle all cases on a contingency fee basis, which means that you owe us nothing until we recover money on your behalf.

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[caption id="attachment_21715" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Photo Credit: The San Diego Union Tribune"][/caption] Last week, we reported on a car accident in San Diego that resulted out of alleged teen street racing. In new developments, the 18-year-old driver charged with the death of the two teenagers involved in the street racing has pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter among four other charges according to reports at the San Diego Union Tribune. The news follows the earlier arrest of another 16-year-old driver that was taken into custody on similar charges. Just shortly after his arraignment, Michael Johnson, the 18-year-old driver of a Volvo S40, said, according to his attorney, that he is not the responsible party in the tragic San Diego accident fatalities that occurred April 4. Accident reports indicate that Johnson was returning from a spring break beach party in La Jolla when he was allegedly involved in a street racing contest with another teen driver – the unidentified 16-year-old driver of a Volkswagen Passat whose name has not been released since he is a minor. According to Deputy District Attorney Kristen Spieler, the two vehicles were zigzagging across lanes at speeds reaching up to a staggering 100 m.p.h. The 16-year-old driver in the Passat lost control over the vehicle, causing the car to flip over several times across multiple lanes of the road. Two passengers, Anthony Foreman, 18, and Jayli Campbell, 16, were thrown from the Passat and died at the scene of the accident. Two passengers survived the crash. Charlotte McQuillen, survived the accident although she suffered serious injury as a result of the collision including reports that say the teen will have to recover from traumatic brain injury. Anthoney Taylor, 16, also survived the crash although his injuries are unclear at this time. Johnson did not flee the scene of the accident according to police reports and cooperated with authorities once officers assessed the scene of the collision. The teen has no prior criminal record, although authorities say his vehicle was found containing a small amount of marijuana. Johnson is being charged with intoxicated driving, although his lawyer says there were no field sobriety tests to confirm the teen’s alleged intoxication. Teen driving: reminders for concerned parents Last week, we blogged on actions parents can take to prevent teen car accidents. Tips include:

Sign a parent-teen contract. Download your free contract now.
Enforcing the rules. Every teen driver needs to know that rules are there for a purpose, and when they are broken, consequences will follow.
Have a DUI backup plan. As most parents can attest, there are many instances when teen drivers run into problems that supersede their know-how and maturity. Drinking is one of those problems. In cases of emergency, your teen should have an open-door policy where they feel safe to call you when they need help – such in the case of drunk driving or driving while intoxicated.

About the Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC The Law Offices of Michael Pines, APC are specialists in car accident injury. Every personal injury attorney in our San Diego office works hard to seek maximum recovery for every injured client. Your case is handled without any out-of-pocket costs, so do not hesitate to speak to a San Diego personal injury lawyer today for a free legal evaluation. Call us at 1-800-655-6585.