If you are injured due to the actions of another party, there are steps you should take to ensure that you are able to recover compensation for the damages they caused you. Keep reading to learn more about the potential damages and what steps you should take after the accident. Then contact Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas at 909-982-0707 for a free legal consultation.
- Get Medical Help First and foremost, you should seek medical care. This is true even if your injuries do not seem severe. There are many injuries that can end up being life-threatening even though they felt minor at the scene, such as head injuries. Not only will getting medical care right away protect your health, but it will make it easier to bring a personal injury case if necessary. If you wait days or weeks to get medical care, the insurance company is likely to argue that either your injury was not as serious as you claim or that the injury came from something other than the accident.
- Call a Personal Injury Attorney Once you have received medical care, you need to contact a personal injury lawyer. Once we have heard the details of your accident and your injuries, we can help you determine if your case is worth filing a personal injury. We take cases on a contingency basis, which means that you do not have to pay us for our legal fees until we win your case. If we do not win your case, then you do not have to pay us.
- Communicate with Your Attorney’s Team Once you have hired us, we will take care of much of the process for you, but we do still need your help. We will handle all correspondence with the insurance companies, but we do need your medical records, your side of the story, and other evidence. The sooner you respond to requests from our team, the sooner we can get the best settlement or prepare a case to take to court.
- Determine Reasonable Compensation Some types of compensation for your injuries will be clear. For example, we can add up the medical bills fairly easily and can document the property damage, if applicable. However, other types of damages are harder to quantify in terms of money, such as pain and suffering.
At Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas, we work with economic and medical experts who can help us not only determine reasonable compensation but provide evidence to support the amount we determine. To get your case started, contact Law Offices of Fernando D. Vargas at 909-982-0707 for a free legal consultation.
