With the forward march of science and technology, the maximum possible speeds of the automobiles in the market are increasing by the day. With each passing day, the number of people dying and getting injured due to motor vehicle crash accidents has been increasing exponentially. Even the latest regulations have not been very successful in ridding our world of this menace.
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Motor Vehicle Accident Claim
Fortunately, the law provides a system of redress for people who are injured due to the negligence of other people while driving on the road. If you have suffered a car accident injury in any way due to someone else's carelessness on the road, you can file for a motor vehicle accident claim. Under the law of negligence, if you are injured in a motor vehicle accident that is caused by the driver of another vehicle or the driver of the vehicle in which you are a passenger, you have the right to claim damages compensation for the losses you have suffered because of the injury.
Damages Compensation
Claims for damages compensation are not required to be commenced in court in the first instance, but are instead subject to a "pre court" procedure under the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994. This is essentially a notification and negotiation process, which is designed to try and resolve your claim before it is necessary to commence in court. Only if the so-called pre court process is unsuccessful in resolving your claim is it necessary to commence a claim in court. In addition to this, once you have notified your claim it is possible that the third party insurer against which the claim is made may provide rehabilitation services in advance of the finalisation of the claim.
Car Accident Lawyers
If you are looking to file a claim for injuries incurred, it is advised to obtain the help of car accident lawyers that are experts in the field of claims. Turner Freeman, based in Queensland, have been providing legal services to people looking to file for injury claims for a number of years. They specialise in car crash the field of injury claims, motor vehicle injury claims, workplace injury claims, mesothelioma claims and other legal issues, such as wills and estates. They can also provide you an area-specific legal service, from Brisbane personal injury solicitors to Cairns personal injury lawyers. To know more about Turner Freeman and what they can offer, please visit their website at .
Handling a motor vehicle accident settlement yourself is a simple and straightforward process. Most claims require no specialized expertise, even the injury causing motor vehicle accidents can be settled without the victim incurring the expense of hiring a lawyer. I should emphasize the point that when I mention settle your claim without paying an attorney I'm talking about a good and satisfactory settlement. Not one that favors the insurance company!
I should point out here that I am not an attorney or a claims adjuster. All of my knowledge with regards to motor vehicle accident settlements I acquired as the result of being the victim of an injury causing motor vehicle accident.
I was injured when a tractor trailer ran into stopped traffic. The BIG RIG was doing in excess of 40 MPH when it plowed into 4 vehicles that were stopped at a red light. 3 of the stopped vehicles were totaled. I was in one of the totaled vehicles. I went through the whole process of gathering information, presenting it to the at fault party's insurance company, and negotiating a successful settlement for my self without an attorney.
What I learned from this experience added to my prior knowledge and affirmed the position I hold that based on my own experience most of my transactions with lawyers were not satisfactory to me. This is only my opinion but it is in fact my opinion.
Many folks are under the impression that because a person is a LAWYER and has obtained the education and passed the exams that the clients who pay the fees are assured the highest degree of service and performance.
I say that is not the case. In spite of all the jokes, LAWYERS are human just like the rest of us. If an attorney is part of a firm he/she have to answer to their boss and have to earn profit for the firm. If the LAWYER is on their own then they have even more responsibility to keep their own business in the black. We should ask ourselves where does our problem fit into the big picture of what's going on with our attorney.
Once you sign an agreement with an attorney your in for the duration!
Also remember that a typical attorney fee for a motor vehicle accident if 30% – 40 %! After all they have to pay for all that advertising!
I found that after interviewing three attorneys form 3 different firms all claiming to be experts in motor vehicle accident settlements and getting information off the internet I was ready willing and able to settle my own claim.
One of the attorneys I interviewed tried to sell me on the idea that it was very expensive for his firm to obtain all the documentation to reach a fair settlement for me. What I found out was it was all available to me for the asking!
Your probably think to yourself "OK Mr. Big shot how well did you do?"
I'll tell you this. I have a friend who was in the same type accident and had the same type injury. He took the advise of a doctor and had back surgery TWICE do to complications from the first surgery. He also took the advise of an attorney and signed a contract for representation. When it was all done and he paid all the fees he ended up with a mere $16000 more than me and I didn't have any surgery!! Sixteen Thousand Dollars in settlement money is nothing!!
I did good didn't I?
Can the average person settle a claim in a satisfactory manner? The answer is yes. The hardest part is collecting the documentation.
Copyright (C) 2007 John Steven Corbin