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Vehicle Accidents

Protect your rights and seek the compensation you need.

Vehicle Accidents

At Whitley Clark , we understand that being involved in a car accident can be a traumatic experience. Depending on the severity of the accident, you could be dealing with serious injuries, mounting medical bills, extensive damage to your vehicle, and even the inability to work or enjoy time with your family as you normally would.

Car accident claims can be complex and involve numerous parties, from the other driver or drivers to insurance agents to defense attorneys. If you have been seriously injured in a car accident caused by another driver or person, our Raleigh car accident lawyers can help protect your rights and seek the compensation you need and deserve.

Determining your vehicular accident case

When involved in a car accident, a person can recover damages for their vehicle, medical expenses, and economic loss including missed time from work or missed business opportunities. They can also recover non-economic damages, which are pain and suffering damages. If they are hit by a drunk driver, they may be entitled to further damages.

The drivers involved in a car accident are most typically responsible for the damages caused, with the at-fault party and their insurer owing compensation to the other party. The at-fault part is likely the person who caused the accident. When a motorist has acted especially negligently or recklessly and has broken the law, he or she may also be held personally responsible.

If your accident involved an uninsured or underinsured driver, your own insurer may have a duty to cover your costs, depending on the terms of your policy. Your auto accident lawyer can negotiate with both your own insurer and that of the other party.

If an accident involves a commercial driver or large truck, the parent company may bear liability, in addition to the insurer and the driver himself.

While there are limits to when a government body may be sued, your Raleigh car accident attorney can analyze the circumstances that led to your injuries and determine which parties may be liable and how to proceed.

Determining Damages

An attorney can first determine what damages a person may be entitled to, and then ensure that they recover all of them following a car accident. Oftentimes, people who handle car accident cases on their own without an attorney miss certain damages that may be important to them and are allowed in their case.

Additionally, a lawyer can retrieve all medical records and all medical bills documenting injuries sustained, seek information from the individual’s employer to determine lost wage information, and document the individual’s pain and suffering damages by asking an individual to keep a journal. In serious injuries that are life-altering, the lawyer can find expert opinions about future medical care, economic loss, and any other damages that an individual may be entitled to.

Common Types of Car Accidents

Our car accident attorneys can handle all types of vehicle accidents and related liability, including but not limited to:

  • Drunk driver collisions
  • Large truck accidents
  • Hit-and-run and leaving the scene
  • Failed airbags
  • Pedestrian
  • Motorcycle crashes
  • Head-on collisions
  • Rear-end collisions
  • Texting and driving
  • Failure to yield
  • Ensuring a Fair and Reasonable Outcome to a Car Accident Case

When filing a claim for damages, the plaintiff should be aware of the various routes to resolving their case in a favorable manner. One method of doing so is through a settlement with the other driver’s insurance company. The settlement process begins as soon as the plaintiff’s attorney gets in contact with the other party informing them of the damages owed to them and their desire to formally file an injury claim.

If the insurance company finds the plaintiff to have a valid claim for compensation, they would typically offer a settlement that is lower than the initial claim for damages. At this point, both parties could enter into mediation to try to resolve the case that favors both sides. If an agreement cannot be made regarding a settlement, the victim would have no other choice than to take the case to trial.

Contact Whitley Clark Attorneys At Law

It is important to consult an experienced car accident attorney as soon as possible if you have been in a car accident. Your car accident lawyer can advise you regarding obtaining and preserving evidence of the crash, including photos of the scene, witness statements, police reports, and road and weather conditions.

At Whitley Clark Law Firm, we’ll immediately begin investigating your case in order to ensure your rights are being upheld and you receive the compensation you deserve. Give our offices a call today to learn more.