Maison Law represents people who are hurt in Patterson car accidents due to another driver’s mistake.
Our personal injury lawyers aggressively seek compensation for our clients from car insurance companies. 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.
Do I Need a Lawyer After a Patterson Traffic Accident?
If your injuries end up being serious or if you are being blamed for an accident you didn’t cause, you should talk over your options with a skilled Patterson Car Accident Lawyer.
When medical costs are high, car insurance adjusters fight hard to avoid having to provide full compensation. They’ll try to shift blame in an accident or on their own doctors to say that your injuries aren’t all that bad. Your lawyer is your shield against these ridiculous tactics. Your Maison Law attorney gathers powerful evidence to force insurance companies to provide the maximum in compensation for you and your family.
Car Accident Dangers in Patterson
Local drivers already know the dangers they face when they get out on busy roads around Patterson, heading into Modesto, and all across Stanislaus County. Distraction has become one of the biggest contributing factors in accidents. People might be watching videos on their cellphones while heading down Highway 33, overlook a traffic light turning red, and ram into several cars from behind.
A speeding or aggressive driver on I-5 may lose control of a vehicle and cause a devastating multi-car pile-up. Victims in other cars may suffer catastrophic injuries and require months of medical care and then the bills that follow.
Drivers are required to show a legal “duty of care” around other motorists. If they put the occupants of other cars in jeopardy, they would be held responsible for any injuries a collision causes. Car insurance companies would be called upon to support victims throughout recovery.
Unfortunately, auto insurers don’t always accept blame and do the right thing. They can act to limit the support that badly injured victims require. Maison Law would fully investigate your case and make sure a car insurer was held fully accountable.
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What Should I Do Immediately After a Patterson Car Accident?
To keep insurance adjusters from finding shady ways to avoid accountability, you’ll need all available evidence you can get your hands on. The scene of your accident will be full of useful proof of what happened, but that proof usually disappears once the scene is cleared and cleaned up.
If you are left strong enough after an impact and the scene is secure, try to gather these details on your own:
- Dial 911. Tell the California Highway Patrol or the Patterson Police everything you can remember about what happened. This information goes into their collision report and will serve as valuable evidence for your accident insurance claim.
- Let paramedics examine you. Go to the emergency room if necessary. If you must leave the scene, ask someone with you or a witness to collect a few details for you.
- Take photos of all vehicles involved. Show lane markings, nearby speed limit signs, and any black tire marks left in the lanes. Document any visible injuries and any damage to personal property.
- Get contact information from witnesses.
- Exchange license and insurance details with other drivers if the investigating officer doesn’t provide this information.
- Make an appointment to see your physician. Follow the doctor’s recommendations on physical therapy and visiting specialists.
- Preserve all evidence like damaged clothing and personal items.
After an accident, don’t agree to a hastily offered insurance settlement offer. You probably won’t know what the final total on your medical bills will be and insurance companies will be trying to get you to sign off before the true impact is known. Sadly, once you sign off on an offer, you can’t go back later to ask for more support if you must schedule additional surgeries or require more physical therapy.
A skilled and experienced attorney will know what your injury is worth and reject a “lowball” settlement offer on your behalf. Your lawyer then works to get a settlement that covers your emergency room bills and any costs that might arise in the weeks ahead.
How Much Is My Car Accident Injury Worth?
Injured victims facing a stack of medical bills will understandably be anxious about when they’ll get support from an at-fault driver and how much support they can count on.
It’s hard to put an exact number on your injury claim until a skilled Patterson car accident attorney has investigated your case and your injury. Each case is different and everyone heals differently.
Several factors play into most car accident injury claims. Your lawyer will be keeping track of every hardship you’ve faced and will face due to the accident. Then a complete list of all damages is submitted to the insurance adjuster.
These and other damages must be considered when determining the size of a car accident settlement check:
- Totals on Medical Bills (Past and Future)
- Long Term Support for a Physical Disability
- Property Damage Totals (car/SUV/motorcycle/bike)
- Travel Costs
- Lost Income and Benefits at Work
- Pain and Suffering Including Emotional Trauma
- Loss of Quality of Life
- Policy Limits of At-Fault Driver’s Insurance Coverage
- Wrongful Death Benefits for the Families of Victims
When you are out of work and facing a stream of medical invoices, you will naturally worry about when your settlement check will arrive. Pressure from missing rent and car payments as you miss paychecks from work will only make your anxiety worse. Sometimes insurance money comes in after only a few weeks. But when insurance companies start dragging their feet, compensation can be held up for months or even years.
Your lawyer monitors the insurance company’s actions and calls them out when they are delaying a settlement payment on purpose. This unnecessary strain on injured victims is not helpful for recovery, and it’s actually illegal in California. Your Maison Law representative takes on slow-moving insurance adjusters and demands the best treatment for clients.
Frequently Asked Questions After Patterson Car Accidents...
You may still be able to seek support. You are able to file a claim on your own uninsured motorist coverage. This coverage is included with most car insurance policies unless you request in writing for it to be taken off.
Act quickly. You are granted up to two years to file an injury claim, but in that time evidence can disappear, surveillance footage can be erased, and witnesses may end up moving away. Allow a Maison Law lawyer to begin investigating your case as soon as possible.
You can still afford the protection of a Maison Law attorney. We don’t get paid unless we win your case for you. Then our fee comes out of the insurance settlement check you receive.
Contact a Patterson Car Accident Attorney
Contact Maison Law to schedule a free, no-obligation consultation with an actual Patterson 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.
If we can’t help you earn more, we’ll tell you that. But we want to make sure Stanislaus County victims and their families aren’t taken advantage of by corporate lawyers and insurance adjusters.
