When a person is injured in a car accident, they face unexpected medical treatments and the bills to pay for them. If the accident was caused by a negligent driver, then the injured person is entitled to damages. Examples of negligent driving include driving while texting or drunk driving. The amount of damages that a person is entitled to depends upon how much the medical treatments cost and the how much income the person loses while recovering. In addition to compensation for physical injuries, people are also entitled to damages to pay for emotional trauma. A Personal Injury Attorney in Seattle will help the person understand their rights and file the proper claims to receive damages.
Brian K. Leonard is a personal injury attorney that will help a person receive the compensation they need to rebuild their lives. Filing a successful claim with an insurance company can be a complicated and frustrating process. Often the insurance company will try and show that their client wasn’t negligent. They may even claim that it was the injured person who caused the accident. It can be very upsetting to an injured person when an insurance company files a claim against them. When they are working with a lawyer, he will protect them from these kinds of tactics. He can work with transportation engineers to show how the accident occurred and which driver was at fault.
Many types of injuries are hard to evaluate. People often suffer neck and back injuries in accidents. These can cause long-term disabilities, which are accompanied by a great deal of incapacitating pain. Often it’s hard to use x-rays or CAT scans to show why the person is experiencing pain. Therefore insurance company doctors will attempt to prove that the patient should be able to return to work. This keeps the amount of damages as low as possible. The patient’s doctors and lawyers will provide documentation that the injury and pain are real. If the lawyer and insurance company can’t come to an agreement on the amount of damages, then they go to trial. A jury will evaluate the evidence and then will determine what a fair amount of damages will be.
