Choosing The Right Personal Injury Attorney
Choosing the right personal injury attorney is an important decision. The weeks following a car wreck can be difficult to navigate. Your car is damaged. You are receiving medical treatment. Bills are slowly mounting. You are unable to work. Insurance companies are contacting you. Where do you turn for help? People injured in car wrecks are often left with the foreign task of contacting a a personal injury attorney to deal with the insurance companies. A personal injury attorney can level the playing field to ensure that you are being treated fairly by the insurance companies.How do you know which personal injury attorney is the right one for you? This blog discusses what to look for.
Damages Recoverable After Vehicle Accident
Whether it’s on Interstate 64 or a county road, a vehicle accident can happen any time. After being involved in a car accident, you may be called by your insurance company or the insurance company of the driver who is at fault. An insurance adjuster may suggest settlement of your claim. The settlement value of any insurance claim can only be determined after a detailed examination of liability and the harms and losses sustained by a person injured.
Just Say No To The Other Party’s Insurance Adjuster After A Car Wreck
You were in a car wreck. You were just rear-ended by a person who was probably on a cell phone. The police arrive. You give a statement. Your car is towed. You get medical treatment and ultimately go home. The next day, the phone rings. It’s an insurance adjuster for the insurance company of the person who hit you. The adjuster is nice and seems genuinely concerned about your well-being. The insurance adjuster wants to take a recorded statement.
Shut Up and Drive: Distracted Driving in West Virginia
We have all seen it. The driver in front of us is not paying attention to the road. The driver is looking down at his or her cell phone. They swerve a little. We think to ourselves, “get off your cell phone and drive!” These every day occurrences can have tragic outcomes. The National Highway Safety Administration reports that in 2015, distracted driving claimed 3,477 lives.