How can you get back on your feet after an accident with a FedEx Truck? Whitestown accident lawyers can break down your right to an accident settlement. Our team can represent your best interests in the legal arena while you get the care you need to address your injuries.
Vaughan & Vaughan has a long history of helping Hoosiers secure fair accident settlements. In our over 100 years of service, we’ve consistently helped truck accident survivors walk away from their cases with millions. Come and join the family today – your first case consultation with our Whitestown truck accident lawyers comes free of charge.
What to Do After a FedEx Truck Accident
If you want to financially recover from a FedEx truck accident, Whitestown personal injury lawyers recommend that you take the following steps:
Connect With Emergency Responders
Accidents with FedEx trucks are frightening. The shock from these accidents can make it difficult for you to accurately determine whether or not you are injured. That’s why our team recommends that you connect with emergency responders after a crash, even if you feel fine.
There are some truck accident injuries, like whiplash, that can go undetected if you’re not assessed by a medical professional. The sooner someone can assess your health, the faster they can address injuries that might complicate your life later down the line.
What’s more, the medical professionals who respond to a FedEx truck accident can create one of the first records of your physical losses. You may later use that record to demand fair accident compensation from an insurance company. You can even use that report to build a personal injury claim.
Call a Lawyer
FedEx truck accidents put you in the sightline of FedEx, its affiliated trucking agencies, and insurance claims adjusters. That’s a scary place to be. If you want to keep yourself as safe as possible from corporate bad-faith tactics. Likewise, we can prevent insurance claims adjusters from pressuring you into giving a statement about your losses.
You don’t have to commit to a civil case when you first meet with our team. Our representation does not require you to go to civil trial. Instead, we tailor our services to suit your needs. If you need help filing an insurance claim, we can get the job done. If you want to take your case to trial, we can help you prepare for the process.
FedEx truck accident lawyers serving Whitestown are on your side, no matter how complicated your recovery may seem.
Document the Scene and Get Drivers’ Insurance Information
If it’s safe for you to stay at the scene of an accident, you can use your time to document the scene. Take pictures of the damage done to your property. Collect contact information from bystanders who witnessed your accident. Make sure you get a truck driver’s insurance information.
That said, do not pursue anyone who attempts to leave the scene of a FedEx truck accident. This includes the FedEx truck driver. Indiana police can charge a fleeing driver with a hit-and-run, while you may put yourself in further danger by pursuing.
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Filing an Insurance Claim Versus Filing a Personal Injury Claim
Once you’re safely away from the scene of an accident and in the presence of a lawyer, you can discuss how you want to financially recover from your accident. Most insurance companies require you to get in touch with one of their representatives within 24 hours of your accident.
Our Whitestown FedEx truck accident attorneys can help you file an insurance claim and communicate with the insurance claims adjuster assigned to your case. However, insurance claims only allow you to recover economic loss-based damages. If you want to recover non-economic damages, you need to file a personal injury claim against a liable party.
We can break down the differences between these processes so you can decide how you want to proceed.
Working on Indiana’s Timelines
You do not have to commit to legal action right off the bat. However, Indiana does put a cap on your right to file a personal injury claim. According to the state’s personal injury statute of limitations, you have until the second anniversary of your accident to file a claim.
Indiana and its civil courts will not consider FedEx truck accident claims filed after a case’s statute of limitations expires. Keep that deadline in mind as you recover so you can contact an attorney before time runs out.
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Whitestown FedEx Truck Accident Lawyers Want to Represent You
Our team knows that legal action isn’t the first thing on your mind after a FedEx truck accident. That’s why Whitestown FedEx truck accident attorneys want to take the pressure of filing a personal injury claim off of your plate. Vaughan & Vaughan can help you take advantage of your legal rights without complicating your recovery.
Do you want to learn more about the civil process and our available services? You can contact our personal injury attorneys today. Your first case evaluation with our team comes free of charge.
