How do you break down the vast category of personal injury cases? Even though dozens of different accidents fall under this legal umbrella, you may still not know if your most recent accident entitles you to legal action. Fortunately, you don’t have to sort through Indiana’s civil statutes to determine your right to legal action.
If you want to demand accident-based compensation from the party that caused your most recent accident, look no further than Vaughan & Vaughan. We can look into your accident and determine whether or not you can take a case to civil court. If we can move your case forward, we can advocate for your right to the most possible accident compensation.
Want to learn more? You can schedule a case evaluation with our Lawrence personal injury attorneys today. We operate on contingency, meaning that you won’t see a bill for your initial case evaluation or our legal representation.
What Is a Personal Injury Accident?
The term “personal injury” addresses a substantial range of accidents. These accidents and their related cases involve a party or parties that violate the duty of care owed to the survivor.
Vaughan & Vaughan specifically uses the term to take on cases including the following:
- Car accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Truck accidents
- Construction accidents
- Wrongful deaths
In other words, if you get into an accident that stemmed from someone else’s negligence, you may have the right to pursue a personal injury accident in the eyes of Indiana civil law. You can meet with a personal injury lawyer to discuss the nature of your possible case before going to work on a claim.
Your Case Will Get
The Attention It Deserves
What’s the Value of the Average Personal Injury Case Settlement in Indiana?
Most accident survivors choose to pursue personal injury claims in civil court because those claims can win them compensation for losses endured in an accident. That said, there’s no saying how much the average personal injury case may be worth.
While you can refer to case precedent, your case has unique quirks. Those quirks equate to unique damages and, thereby, a unique overall value. Fortunately, our team of Lawrence personal injury attorneys can calculate the value of your case before moving your claim forward. To do so, we find the dollar value of losses like:
- Lost wages
- Lost opportunities for employment
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- Stress
- Medical expenses, including emergency care
- Property damage and replacement
Can You Get a Personal Injury Settlement from an Insurance Provider?
You can also get compensation for a personal injury accident if you take up an insurance claim with a liable party’s provider. Ideally, that provider will honor the coverage their client has invested in and provide you with some of the support you need to recover.
That said, insurance providers in Indiana and beyond operate as businesses first. These businesses primarily want to protect their bottom lines. What does that mean for you? It means that an insurance claims adjuster may undervalue the losses you endured in a personal injury accident. Some may deny your request for support outright.
Fortunately, you have the right to act in the face of this bad-faith behavior. Our team can step in and help you appeal a denied personal injury claim. Should the bad faith behavior persist, we can take an offending insurance provider to civil court. You can even work with a personal injury lawyer from the beginning to better keep track of an insurance provider’s behavior.
There is no fee
unless you win
How do You Hold Someone Liable for a Personal Injury Accident?
To hold someone liable for a personal injury claim, you and a personal injury attorney in Lawrence must prove that the party’s negligence led to your economic suffering. This is easiest to do with a comprehensive suite of evidence on hand. You, fortunately, do not have to gather that evidence on your own.
While you can document an accident scene while you’re getting emergency medical care or talking with a liable party, our team can return to that scene at a later date. We can gather photos and physical debris for professional analysis while contacting witnesses who saw your accident take place.
We can even reach out to our network of expert witnesses to garner professional testimony. That testimony can help build up your claim. It also allows us to call on our professional network should you have to defend your request for compensation in a personal injury trial.
How Long do You Have to Investigate a Personal Injury Case?
You don’t have an infinite amount of time in which you can file a personal injury claim. Indiana Code section 34-11-2-4, the state’s statute of limitations, gives you no more than two years to act on your losses. Your claim must make it to a judge within those two years if you want to retain your right to compensation.
Schedule a Personal Injury Case Evaluation Today
Vaughan & Vaughan addresses a wide range of personal injury cases throughout the Hoosier State. If you have questions about whether or not you might deserve compensation following a severe accident, you can schedule a case evaluation with our team. We can look into the negligence that led to your accident and determine whether or not you can bring your losses to a judge’s attention.
Our team of Lawrence personal injury lawyers is ready to help you financially recover from your accident. You can turn to our team today for help calculating the value of your case. When the time is right, we can represent you in settlement negotiations. We can even prepare you to go to trial and represent you as your case progresses.
Contact us to learn more about our contingency fee agreements and other personal injury services.
