How do you define a personal injury? This turn of phrase addresses a wide range of accidents, from car crashes to product failures to dog bites. The good news for you is that if you get into an accident and you think the accident stemmed from someone else’s negligence, you can demand compensation for your losses.
Those demands are all the easier to make when you have an attorney on your side. Fortunately, Plainfield personal injury attorneys are here to help. Vaughan & Vaughan’s team can step in at a moment’s notice to provide you with post-accident representation. This support allows you to focus on your recovery without compromising your right to accident compensation.
How to React to a Personal Injury Accident
Vaughan & Vaughan addresses a range of personal injury accidents including the following:
- Bicycle accidents
- Car accidents
- Construction accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Truck accidents
- Wrongful death claims
If you want to overcome a personal injury accident and all of its related expenses, it’s in your best interest to take the following steps:
Assess Your Injuries
You may come away from a personal injury accident with few to no health concerns, or you may come away with severe injuries. Either way, you need to check in with emergency responders. The sooner you can get treatment for severe injuries, the better.
Even if you don’t have any visible injuries, emergency responders can help you get ahead of conditions that might develop later down the line. With that in mind, make sure to truthfully communicate with any responders who appear on the scene. You can then schedule follow-up consultations with your general practitioner.
Investigate the Scene and Exchange Contact Information
If you aren’t injured and have the time, it’s in your best interest to document the scene of your accident. You can take pictures of the damage, meet with witnesses, and even pack away debris that you think may be relevant to your case. You should also exchange insurance and contact information with the party liable for your losses.
That said, do not pursue any parties fleeing from the scene. It is not your responsibility to hunt down the person liable for your accident, especially if they may be a danger to you. Instead, communicate with local police officers. Tell them what you think a liable party might look like, and follow their instructions.
Talk to a Personal Injury Lawyer
You can speak with a personal injury lawyer whether or not you want to pursue legal action against the party responsible for your accident. An experienced Plainfield personal injury attorney can help you navigate your recovery and can even interface with local police on your behalf.
Our team can specifically help you interact with relevant insurance providers should you choose to file a claim. If you decide to move forward with legal action, we can initiate an investigation into your losses and bring forward the evidence needed to hold a negligent party responsible for your related bills.
The first consultation you schedule with Vaughan & Vaughan comes free of charge. What’s more, our team works on contingency. You do not have to worry about legal expenses while your case is in progress. Our team can tell you more about our contingency fee agreements when we first meet to discuss services.
File an Insurance Claim
As mentioned, you have the right to demand a liable party’s insurance information following a dangerous accident. So long as the liable party has the appropriate insurance, you can go on to file an accident claim with that provider. Having an attorney on hand can make this process easier, as we can revise your claim to accurately represent all of your losses.
We can also interface with an insurance provider and insurance claims adjuster on your behalf. In doing so, we make it more difficult for a provider to engage in bad-faith behaviors. You can also count on us to appeal a denied claim or take a provider to court should said provider refuse to recognize the validity of your losses.
Your Case Will Get
The Attention It Deserves
You Have a Limited Amount of Time to Act After a Personal Injury Accident
If you decide that you want to assume legal action against a liable party, you need to do so within Indiana’s personal injury statute of limitations. The state outlines this statute of limitations in Indiana Code section 34-11-2-4. According to the statute, you have no more than two years to bring your losses to a judge’s attention.
There is no fee
unless you win
Call Vaughan & Vaughan for Post-Accident Support
Don’t wait to take action after a personal injury accident. You can work with the personal injury attorneys in Plainfield, IN, to hold negligent parties accountable for your accident-related bills. Our team can help you bring forward the evidence you need to demand damages equivalent to or exceeding the value of the losses you endured due to someone else’s negligence.
Are you ready to bring your case to a judge’s attention? You can contact our team and secure legal representation today. Vaughan & Vaughan stands ready to put our decades of civil experience to use on your behalf.
