Maison Law represents people who are hurt in Ceres car accidents due to another driver’s mistake. Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek insurance compensation for our clients so they have what they need to recover fully.
Please contact us for a free, no-obligation consultation for all local injury victims.
It’s a no-risk opportunity to find out what your injury may be worth and how to hold insurance companies fully responsible for recovery costs.
Ceres Car Accident Claims Process
Do I Need a Lawyer for My Car Accident Claim?
A car crash on a busy route like Mitchell Road might leave you with some fender damage and perhaps a few scratches and bruises. If your accident isn’t too serious, you may not need the help of a lawyer. But if a reckless driver leaves you with serious injuries like a broken arm or a head injury, it becomes much more important to have a Ceres Car Accident Lawyer on your side.
The higher your medical bills go, the more an auto insurer will fight to avoid paying those invoices. They can cast doubt on what a police accident report says and try to blame you. Your Maison Law lawyer is your defense against these unfair strategies. Your lawyer gathers all evidence and uses it to build a strong case that insurance adjusters can’t deny. Your lawyer then demands the most for your injury possible and rejects settlement offers that don’t meet your needs.
Ceres Car Accident Hazards
People who drive Hatch Road to take their kids to school in the morning or hop on Highway 99 to commute into Modesto already know how careless motorists can be. Speeding drivers can lose control and slide into the car next to them. A distracted driver looking at a cell phone screen might veer across a yellow line and cause a devastating head-on collision.
The many risks show up in yearly city accident figures. Transportation officials report that in 2023, Ceres was the scene of 177 accidents involving serious injuries leading to at least four tragic fatalities. That was a dramatic rise from 2022’s total of 146 serious accidents with at least one tragic death.
Reckless drivers should help victims and their families recover after causing a major crash, but insurance adjusters can resist offering assistance. They can even delay responding to a claim just to see if they can weaken the will of patients in need. When victims have a pile of hospital bills to pay, an insurance company hopes they are desperate enough to accept any “lowball” settlement offer.
Your Maison Law attorney would monitor for these shady tactics and help you demand more for your medical bills and rebuild your life.
Do’s and Don’ts After a Ceres Car Accident
In the moments after an accident, you may be in shock and in some pain from an injury. But if you are left strong enough, there are things you can do on the scene and in the weeks that follow that can help you work towards a positive outcome.
If you are forced into a collision on a Ceres street, here are a few things you should try to do and a few things to avoid:
DO’S
- Contact the Ceres Police or CHP: Even if the damage seems minor, you’ll want a police report filed. A collision report is one of the strongest pieces of evidence in your favor.
- Call for an ambulance: If you or anyone else is hurt at all, you should have an ambulance respond to the scene. Have paramedics check out every pain. And even if you go to the emergency room, visit your own doctor in the days that follow and get all injuries documented.
- Collect evidence: The best evidence often gets cleaned up and disappears once the scene is cleared. If your injuries will allow, take pictures with your cell phone. Get photos of car damage and any visible injuries you have. Get contact info from witnesses. Exchange information with the other drivers unless an officer provides the information to you. Survey the area of the crash to note if any surveillance cameras are around.
- Alert your insurance agent: Call your insurance provider and let them know what happened on the day of your accident.
DON’TS
- Don’t offer statements: Don’t talk about your injuries or who was to blame with the other drivers. When the at-fault driver’s car insurance company contacts you later, they’ll be asking for you to make a recorded statement about what happened. Decline and only offer basic information. They hope you’ll say something they can twist to hurt your case later. Let your attorney handle communications with insurance representatives.
- Don’t post to social media: You may want to post an update on social media about your accident and that you are okay, but you should not jump on Facebook or Instagram. The opposing insurance company can also twist these posts to make it look like you weren’t hurt.
- Don’t sign off on a settlement: Don’t sign any settlement that’s hastily offered. Have a skilled California car accident attorney check out any agreement you are thinking about signing. If you receive an offer quickly, it probably means the car insurance company knows your injuries are worth more and they want to get you to sign and accept less.
It’s also a good idea to contact Maison Law of Ceres as soon as you can. It’s a free consultation with a real lawyer. There’s no risk. If we don’t feel we can improve the outcome of your accident claim, we’ll tell you that and help prepare you for filing a claim on your own. If we can help you earn more, you won’t need to worry about having the money to hire a lawyer. We don’t get paid until we’ve won your case for you.
Car Accident Compensation and Deadlines
If you earn an insurance settlement or a court judgment you can expect to receive compensation for several factors involved in your recovery:
- Hospital and medical expenses and those expected in the future.
- Costs associated with a permanent physical disability such as brain damage, vision impairment, paralysis, or the loss of a limb.
- Physical pain and suffering.
- Emotional Anguish.
- Loss of enjoyment of life. Loss of consortium (Intimate Relationships).
- Earnings you’ve lost while missing work.
- Damage or destruction of property.
- Wrongful death benefits. Families who have lost a loved one to a careless driver’s mistake can also receive support after a tragic accident.
In California, injured victims or family members are given up to two years to file a claim for damages with an insurance company. This may seem like you don’t have to rush, but it’s important to file as soon as you and your personal injury attorney are ready.
Collecting evidence and documents will be much easier in the early going. Keeping track of witnesses will also be easier if you don’t wait years to move your case forward.
Contact a Ceres Car Accident Attorney
Contact Maison Law to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with an actual Ceres car accident lawyer. We want to hear what happened to you. We’re going to answer your questions and make sure you are fully aware of the insurance tactics you’ll face. These shady practices are meant to limit the money you receive. Avoiding these pitfalls will be key to earning what’s fair for your car accident injury claim.
Maison Law serves all victims in Stanislaus County and makes sure they aren’t taken advantage of by insurance adjusters. We seek to get the maximum in compensation available for victims and their families. You also don’t need any upfront money to hire us. Maison Law doesn’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the settlement a car insurance company must pay you.
