Alabama Auto Accident Injury Attorneys at Norris Injury Lawyers

Retaining a Birmingham car accident lawyer is a vital step. This increases your chances of winning a larger settlement in time while ensuring that the rest of your needs are also met.

1. YOU NEED TO PAY YOUR BILLS.

You don’t want to settle too low when the medical bills have been growing since the day of your accident.

If you were unfortunate enough to be seriously injured, then you are facing the cost of multiple clinic visits, treatments, and specialist evaluations. Or, at the very least, you had costly exams or x-rays done to confirm you were fine.

2. YOU NEED MORE TIME.

Even if your doctor gave you a clean bill of health, you could have an injury that won’t present symptoms until later. Unfortunately, you can’t wait forever.

There is a statute of limitations restricting the amount of time you have to file a car accident claim. In Alabama, this is only two years from the date of the accident, unless you are a minor, who may file anytime before turning 18.

If you miss this deadline to file a lawsuit, the courts would most likely deny your case. The insurance company knows this and may try to drag things on to miss your deadline. Your lawyer can make sure they don’t get away with this.

3. YOU NEED TO GATHER EVIDENCE.

In the meantime, you don’t have time to collect all the documentation and evidence to build your case on your own. You’re just trying to stay on the road to recovery, but you feel exhausted, overwhelmed by your bills that seem to be growing exponentially.

Your experienced car accident lawyer can help by guiding you through the claims process. Most of what we need from you are simple details you already have.

• Your insurance information
• The other driver’s insurance information
• Names of doctors and specialists who have examined you
• Clinics where you’ve been seeking treatment

From there, you can leave it up to us to gather the medical records and other documents we need.

4. YOU NEED A BUFFER BETWEEN YOU AND THE INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Meanwhile, you can sit back and enjoy a quiet cup of tea after your visit to the chiropractor, instead of being harassed by calls from the insurance company.

You don’t want to say anything to them that could undermine your case. If someone from the other driver’s insurance company calls, you can tell them to speak to your lawyer.

This is safer for you, and that’s what we’re here for.

We understand that you can’t truly recover from an accident when you’re facing more ominous bills than you can count.

We want you to have a fair chance at winning the compensation you deserve, and that means we provide professional legal representation at no cost to you.

There’s no cost from the very first step—consulting with us is free. Throughout the process, we promise that you won’t be spending any money out of your pocket.

If you retain us, our No Fee Guarantee® ensures that we won’t charge you a dime unless we win you money. Our service fee is simply taken from the amount we win. If we don’t win, we don’t take a fee. Let us help get you the compensation you deserve for your injuries, lost wages, pain and suffering.

1. Latent or worsening injuries

Maybe your doctor examined you and told you that you’re fine.

True, maybe you weren’t exhibiting any signs or symptoms yet, but you could develop a serious condition over time.

Or, perhaps your whiplash seems so minor that you choose not to see a chiropractor. However, your pain grows until you can’t cope anymore.

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2. Compromised car integrity

Perhaps it takes some time to notice that your car isn’t how it used to be. When a reliable vehicle is involved in an car wreck, everything could change.

According to CarWise.com, your vehicle’s structural integrity could be affected so the car is less able to take another heavy impact. Transmission or electrical problems could also result from seemingly minor physical damage to your vehicle.

3. Misplaced blame

The other driver could try to blame you. In Alabama, this could result in you losing 100% of your compensation.

Retaining a lawyer is vital in order to prove that the other party was liable for the accident. In fact, your attorney can assure you that you’re not at fault even when you start to doubt yourself. There are various legal factors to consider that you may be unaware of, but we know how to prove your case.

4. Limited time running out

There is limited time to file a claim to receive damages. In Alabama, you have only two years from the date of your accident. Minors may file anytime before turning 18.

Sometimes, the insurance companies try to drag on the settlement process so long that you miss your deadline, so they don’t have to compensate you at all. This is unfair, but it’s an unfair world.

Norris Injury Lawyers know how insurance companies work, and we will race the clock for your rights.

Alabama does not have a set sum of how much may be awarded for pain and suffering resulting from an accident, so it varies from case to case.

Pain and suffering are non-economic damages, and most states limit the total amount of non-economic damages a person can win. However, Alabama sets no limit for compensatory damages, which includes pain and suffering.

You can increase your chances of winning pain and suffering damages if you track your emotional state and pain in a diary to be used as evidence.

The short answer is: it depends. However, it is possible to estimate how much money you may be entitled to, depending on the damages you are due.

Various economic damages include personal property damages, medical bills, out-of-pocket expenses, and lost wages. There are also non-economic damages to consider, such as pain and suffering.

Property damage depends on an appraisal from the insurance company facing your claim. They will evaluate your vehicle and its damage. If the repair costs outweigh your vehicle’s value, then the company will offer you the amount of money your vehicle is worth.

If you take the sum of all economic and non-economic damages you are due, and multiply it by a factor of three, then you have a rough idea of the total compensation you could be awarded.

However, if the other driver was drunk, or if there was negligence involved, then you could get punitive damages as well. It all depends on the case specifics.

Ideally, your total amount of compensation will be more than enough to cover all your accident-related expenses.

It depends on who is responsible for the accident and whether or not the liable party is insured.

Liability is the legal term for describing who is to blame for an accident.

In some cases, liability could be difficult to determine. It’s safe to assume, though, that violating a law weakens a driver’s case. If using a phone, speeding, or running a red light, then he or she is most likely liable for the accident.

Alabama is an “at-fault” state, which means whoever caused the accident is required to pay any resulting damages. Typically, this is done by means of insurance up to the policy limit. Beyond that, the driver would be personally responsible for compensating you.

Therefore, in the case of the other driver being at-fault, his or her insurance company will award you the damages. The company won’t like this one bit, but you don’t have to be intimidated by them.

If they call to ask you about the accident, you don’t have to answer any of their questions. You should tell them to speak with your lawyer.

WHEN YOU DO THIS, TWO GOOD THINGS HAPPEN:

1. You are less likely to continue to get calls from the opposing insurance company.

2. You increase your chances of winning a larger settlement amount. This is because the company, instead of intimidating you, is a bit intimidated in itself. Having a lawyer means having all the leverage you need.