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You have an accident with a personal injury and property damage claim. Can you settle the property damage claim first?
Your car wreck wasn’t exactly smooth, and things don’t get much smoother after. You may have been injured which leaves you facing a personal injury case, but more importantly you need your property damage claim handled ASAP! Odds are the insurance adjuster has contacted you, and you're dealing with this "pal" of yours asking for a statement or for you to sign forms. That's a whole different story. We're talking about your Virginia personal injury case regarding what you should handle first: your personal injury claim or property damage claim. Keep reading to see where to begin!
You will be facing a difficult insurance company - that’s just something you have to accept. They’ll be pretending they’re your friend and that they want to help you with your personal injury claim which is time consuming enough! Since you want to focus on your property damage claim first, the personal injury “annoyances” shouldn’t be interfering as they are two separate claims. This is definitely going to make life a bit easier for you in a time of high stress.
When you start to handle the property damage claim, take your time and work with the insurance company. More likely than not they’re going to either repair your car, or total it. This will leave you with a check which requires you to sign a release form, but this is solely for the for the property damage and not the personal injury. Make sure you double check what you’re signing, so that they didn’t sneak in a page for your personal injury!
I strongly suggest you grab a free chapter from my book that I wrote for Williamsburg Virginia Car Accidents. Your insurance company may not have your best interest at hand in this situation, but every good Williamsburg Virginia Personal Injury Attorney should be able to provide you with a guide like this to help you weed out all the lies. For more useful legal information click on this link to access a free sample chapter of The Five Deadly Sins That Can Wreck Your Injury Claim.
If you have a question for Ben, you can submit it confidentially online at JustAskBenGlass.com.
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