How long does a car accident settlement take?

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  • Опубликовано: 26 дек 2021
  • How long does a car accident settlement take?
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    Hello of everybody out there in social media land, it's your personal injury and family law attorney, Derek Bernstein here to answer another legal question. Today, the legal question is how long does a car accident settlement take? Ooh, that's a loaded question there, but when I get all the time. And so how long does it take? It depends. So it's going to depend mainly on a couple things. One is going to be, how hurt are you? So how hurt are you? If you just got a bruise on your arm might not take that long? If your right arm is severed off and you need 10 surgeries could take a lot longer? So that's a big one. How hurt are you?
    Number two is going to be, what is the insurance coverage of the person who actually injured you? So if we're talking about a case where the maximum value of insurance money is 10,000, and then it depends on how you were hurt, 10,000, about four to six months is probably what I would be looking at of how it should take if you do not need to file a lawsuit. Now, if it's larger, 100,000, 200,000, 500,000, million dollars, and you're really hurt and you need surgeries, then it really depends too, is how long it takes you to recover? How long it takes you to recover, not fully, but to get to a point where we can give an estimation of what your future medicals are going be for your permanent injury.
    So those things can take a long time if you do have severe injuries and there is a lot of money at play, it can be something that can take two years, three years, four years. I've seen it happen, especially if it's in litigation so it really is dependent on you. Damages, how long it takes you to heal, what kind of money we're looking at. So it's very important in your case to have a conversation with your attorney early on and say, what are we looking at here? And as you go along, ask for updates. So if you have any other questions on personal injury, car crashes, things like that, you know how to find me, 844-lawbear, derek@lawbernstein.com, Facebook, Instagram, you know how to get a hold of me, click like and subscribe, share this with your friends so they can be more knowledgeable and stop asking me so many questions. So keep them coming guys and appreciate it and have a good day.

Комментарии • 16

  • @WestVirginia1959
    @WestVirginia1959 3 месяца назад

    I'm having trouble with a drunk driver who hit a fire hydrant which flooded under and around our house where we had water then mud for 5 hours.
    I just want it cleaned up and put back the way it was because we had just done all this work the previous year. But they didn't want to send an adjuster out they want me to do all the work.
    It is very aggravating.

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  3 месяца назад

      sorry your having that problem. I would reach out to a local attorney in your area or a public adjuster to deal wiht your insurance.

  • @madamepalatine6295
    @madamepalatine6295 4 месяца назад +1

    ? Im been for 5 months with physical therapy and injections and i feel not fully recovered, my lawyer said there is not a settlement offer yet , he thinks the best option is to take the case to court, it is too soon?

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  4 месяца назад

      If a demand has been sent already and they have not responded then yes it is a good time to file suit.

  • @dutch3451
    @dutch3451 9 месяцев назад +1

    Just wanted to say thanks.
    This was helpful. My wife was t-boned by a kid racing around in a mustang, she was pregnant and our 1 year old was in the car. Totaled our Range Rover. She’s been in extreme pain since, herniated discs, torn rotator cuff. The neck injections and PT haven’t helped much at all. She can barely carry the kids but it’s becoming more difficult as they grow.
    We’re going on a year now and there’s no amount of money that’s worth what we’ve been through. It’s a horrid experience all around and short of an extremely expensive & evasive surgery there’s not much else that could be done. Beyond frustrating.

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  9 месяцев назад

      I am glad you enjoyed the video, but sorry that happened to your family.

  • @quincyd2368
    @quincyd2368 2 года назад

    Herniated disc l5 how long yrs?

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  Год назад +1

      Im sorry, I don't understand the question. Please rephrase it.

  • @jermainejohnson1306
    @jermainejohnson1306 25 дней назад

    Got,in a commercial truck accident. The lawyer not saying anything been 7months don't know how much value is this case, had a m,r,i done cat scan and all did 2 spain injection therapy even pain management plus taking medication doctor give me

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  24 дня назад

      your attorney should be returning your calls. I would recommen the email route as I know I get busy in court and depositions and a phone call is never easy.

  • @Priestesslife
    @Priestesslife Год назад

    My case has taken 3 years going to court; 🙄

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  Год назад

      they can take that long. Stinks but is what it is. Have you been to mediation yet?

  • @deeboi623
    @deeboi623 10 месяцев назад

    Maaaaaan!!
    Me,my wife ,and her sister were T boned. Cops gave other driver ticket, they were at fault!we all went str8 to hospital, I fractured my wrist and we all had back,neck,and hip pains. We did
    P/T for about 4 months. Their insurance is GEICO with 50k policy. We were told that the lady handling our case was fired from our lawyers firm because she wasn’t doing SOMETHING right! The new lady told us we’ll be charged 400$ to send documents to keep the case open ( we were past statue of limitations) and now they tell us we’re not going to pocket ANYTHING and we’re actually in the negatives after hospital bills which is only P/T and the ambulance! Something just seems fishy!
    So I booked an appointment with actual lawyer Aug. 8th! Any tips on what I can do to get SOMETHING OUT OF THIS.
    I would’ve been better off keeping and fixing my car, they said it was totaled but I could’ve repaired it but me thinking without my lawyer guiding me I thought I would pocket $ and get a new car bad idea and honestly I could’ve gone without P/T but First Lady insisted I kept going and rack up that bill!!!!
    I would appreciate any advice bro
    🙏👍💯🫡

    • @TheLawBear
      @TheLawBear  10 месяцев назад

      Sorry this happened to you. Choosing the right firm is always a tough but necessary decision.
      I would look for real reviews for the lawyer and not just a fancy billboard. LEt me know how it goes.

    • @deeboi623
      @deeboi623 10 месяцев назад

      @@TheLawBear 👍🙏🫡

    • @James-ql8bo
      @James-ql8bo 5 месяцев назад +1

      Biggest crooks in the world is insurance companies