In Which Situations Can Your Personal Injury Claim Be Denied?
After sustaining injuries in a car accident, you should focus on your recovery. It may be a long and exhausting period, but if you do everything that the doctor ordered, you will have the highest chance of continuing with your old life (potentially) without any consequences. Once you are out of danger and stable again, you can focus on getting your claim ready. To file a claim for a personal injury, you are going to need an experienced attorney. Have one in mind? If not, feel free to contact San Francisco personal injury lawyer. They will help you file a personal injury claim in a timely manner. However, even after you have filed it, there is a high chance that it may get denied by the insurance company. Listed below are several reasons and situations in which the insurance company may deny your claim and with it, your benefits.
The Fault is Yours After an accident, the first thing that your attorney (and the insurance company’s representatives) will do is investigate the case to try and determine fault. If your attorney can prove that it was the other driver’s fault for causing the accident, you will have a high chance of obtaining your compensation. However, it is often not as easy as it sounds. Usually, the insurance company will hire a private investigator to try and find even single evidence to prove that you are at fault. If they are unable to prove that you are fully at fault for causing the accident, they will try and prove that you are at least partially at fault. For that reason, you will most likely end up receiving way less than you deserve in compensation.
Without an attorney, you will get forced to accept a small sum offered by the insurance adjusters, if you are lucky (in some cases, people end up empty-handed). Always consult with your attorney right after an accident.
Lack Of Evidence Another common where you can get your claim denied is if you don’t have enough evidence to support your claim. If your attorney was able to determine guilt, but if you forgot to remain at the scene and help z the police craft a report, or if you did not visit the hospital, you will lack supporting evidence to prove that your injuries came from the accident.
That is why you should always remain at the scene and help the police with their report; also, get medical help immediately and use the doctor’s report as the main evidence, proving that you sustained injuries from that car accident.
Not Listening To The Doctor If you received strict orders from your doctor, you should stick with them. Otherwise, the insurance company may claim that you are feeling better since you do not need therapies anymore. They will twist the situation in their favor, and use it against you. Always do what you were told to do, and stick with the doctor’s orders. Contact with personal injury lawyers in San Francisco if your claim was denied and let them help you recover your compensation if it is not too late.
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