Have you ever approached a personal injury lawyer to take your case and then he or she turns down your plea? Well, that decision is always up to them, but you have to understand why they did that, or why they would do it if you are still looking for one.
Every attorney wants to work with a case that has a higher chance of being won. With an accurate assessment and evaluation of your situation, he or she would be able to tell if you would be liable for compensation. Below are some of the things that a personal injury lawyer takes into account before handling your case:
Injury during the accident
If you have not suffered any injuries and won’t require any compensation, a law firm won’t be of much help to you. Since many attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, whereby they only get paid once your case is won and you are compensated. They cannot afford to take on a case that would pay out next to nothing.
Their decision not to handle your case in such instances is based on the low likelihood of you getting a decent settlement for your small damage or little injuries that are not worth their time.
The amount of medical attention that you require
The amount of medical treatment that you need after an accident would also determine whether the personal injury attorney will take your case. For instance, if your medical doctor books you for several follow-up appointments and you neglect them against the advice of the doctor, your insurance company would use that against you to ensure that you get little or no compensation.
An attorney would not take the chance of losing to the insurance company, which is why your case would be written off if you do not follow all your medical obligations to the letter.
The party liable for the accident
This is an essential aspect that would determine if an attorney would take your case. Now, if several witnesses and a police report claim that you caused the accident, why would the jury think otherwise? It is quite sensible that an attorney would not take on a case only to take it to trial and hear the same thing from the jury. Doesn’t make sense, right?
If you insist that you are not liable for the accident, then you have a role to play to convince an attorney otherwise. You will have to work effortlessly to collect the necessary information to persuade the attorney to take your case.
The time taken to see a doctor after an accident
If you take more than 72 hours to see a doctor after a crash, a personal injury attorney is less likely to take your case. In a case where you did not see any reason to see a doctor because you thought you were not injured only to discover a severe internal injury later on, you should not take more than three days; otherwise, your attorney might rule out your case.
I am sorry to hear about the difficulties you and gloria had in trying to win a law suit. I can see that it is very hard and you must have all these tips done.
This is very good information! As they been there done that and was turned down. Had nerve damage from a hip replacement surgery. After they laid it all out for me, I knew they were right , BUT it hurt to give up.
I had a hip replacement 5 year ago…but no lasting damage from it. However, I had my left knee replaced back in March and wowza…all kinds of complications and nerve damage from that. I’m still dealing with the aftermath from it. It’s extremely hard to bring law suits against medical professionals or hospitals these days, incredibly hard!!!