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Settlement Offers: When to Settle, and When to Keep Negotiating
Go to Settlement Offers: When to Settle, and When to Keep NegotiatingThroughout the settlement process, your personal injury lawyer will contact you with updates on how the negotiations are going with the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster. Don’t be dismayed by the first offer – it’s not the final word. Your lawyer will be able to advise you about whether you should accept the offer or request…
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How Cell Phones May Help You Win Your Personal Injury Case
Go to How Cell Phones May Help You Win Your Personal Injury CaseDetermining liability (who is responsible) for an accident often depends on whether someone was negligent– not paying attention. The way the law works is that if one person involved in an accident was less careful than the other person or people, the less careful person has to pay all or part of the damages for…
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How Settlement Negotiations Work
Go to How Settlement Negotiations WorkOnce your lawyer has all the facts, and the medical bills and reports are in, it’s time for the insurance adjuster and lawyer to work out the settlement. While you’re waiting for weeks or months to hear an offer, this is what’s happening behind the scenes. Your personal injury lawyer sends an injury demand letter…
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3 Odd Questions Your Car Accident Lawyer May Ask You
Go to 3 Odd Questions Your Car Accident Lawyer May Ask YouMonths after your accident, when your Tampa car accident lawyer is ready to begin settlement negotiations with the at-fault driver’s insurance company, you might find yourself answering questions you never expected. Here are three questions you may encounter that might seem to come out of left field. But being prepared to answer them may help…
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Why Lawyers Ask About Your Hobbies
Go to Why Lawyers Ask About Your HobbiesOne of the final components that a lawyer looks at when negotiating a settlement is how the accident affected your quality of life. In order to do that, the attorney has to get to know you as you were before the accident, and that can lead to some surprising questions. Lawyers will want to know…
