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What is a Virginia Personal Injury Claim? (Part B)
Knowing When to File a Virginia Personal Injury Claim
Tripping over an exposed root and falling on your neighbor's lawn is probably not going to result in any serious injury. You may be a bit sore and have a scrape, but if there's no trip to the doctor, no medical bills, there's no cause to waste time and effort filing a Virginia personal injury claim.
When you have serious injuries and can provide evidence of losses and damages (financial and/or emotional) that resulted from an accident caused by the negligence of another, then you can consider filing a claim. Speaking with an experienced Fairfax personal injury attorney can give you some insight into what makes a good Virginia personal injury claim.
Just because you have some medical bills from a busted knee and had to take some time off work doesn't always guarantee you can file a claim and net yourself a huge settlement. Before you see any compensation you'll have to deal with the harsh reality of insurance adjusters.
Your Virginia Personal Injury Claim and the Insurance Adjusters
Your Virginia personal injury claim will first be filed with the insurance companies. Depending on the nature of your accident, you may be dealing with auto insurance, homeowner's insurance, workers' compensation insurance...the list goes on. No matter what type of insurance, you'll be dealing with 2 main factors: coverage limits and insurance adjusters.
The insurance adjusters are trained professionals who deal with hundreds of claims a year. You are nothing special, and their only concern is to get you off their company's back with the least amount paid out of their pockets. Therefore, they'll try everything they can to get you to settle for an amount well below the coverage limits on your (or the defendant's) policy.
A Fairfax personal injury attorney will have seen all the tricks and tactics of the insurance adjusters and help you avoid them. With good coaching on how to give recorded statements and knowing what not to say to an adjuster, you can avoid damaging your Virginia personal injury claim and hope for a fair settlement.
Of course, if your settlement offer is inadequate, you can always talk to your Fairfax personal injury attorney about filing a Virginia personal injury lawsuit and bringing your claim to trial before jury. A personal injury lawsuit is a completely different process that your Fairfax personal injury attorney can help you with.
Contacting a Fairfax Personal Injury Attorney
You don't have to deal with insurance companies alone when you're looking to file a Virginia personal injury claim. Fairfax personal injury attorney Ben Glass fights to help victims in the Virginia and D.C. areas settle their Virginia personal injury claim.
For more information on personal injury or car accident cases, click on this link for access to a sample chapter of The Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim.
To set up a free consultation, contact me today - 703-591-9829.
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- Ben Glass is a rare breed, he is an ethical lawyer with impressive integrity.
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Latest News
- Posted on 10/21/2011Ben Named “Washington DC Best Lawyers Personal Injury Litigation Lawyer of the Year”!
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