Generally, in Florida, the process for filing a semi-truck accident claim is to identify your damages, identify the at-fault party, prepare the claim, and then send it to your insurance provider(s). If you leave the process to a lawyer from our firm, however, your lawyer may be able to negotiate with your insurers for more damages. Your lawyer could even sue for your damages if your situation is serious.
You deserve compensation for your accident and your injuries. You also deserve time to recover, so you should leave your case with one of our lawyers.
What Is The Entire Process For Filing A Semi-Truck Accident Claim In Florida?
The entire filing process can be quite complicated. It involves many steps, and there are additional steps after the filing process, like resolving the claim. Handling your case yourself may be quite difficult.
If you leave your case with a lawyer from our firm, your lawyer will handle every part of the entire process of managing the case. From beginning to end, the process includes:
- Identifying your damages: To do this, your lawyer will ask you about your financial losses and the physical, mental, and emotional harm done to you. Your lawyer will find even those damages that can be difficult to identify, like emotional trauma.
- Valuating your damages: Your lawyer will attribute fair financial values to your non-financial, intangible damages, like your physical pain. This will let your lawyer claim these damages for you.
- Identifying the at-fault party: In a semi-truck accident case, this party could be the truck driver, the trucking company, or another party. To identify the party at fault in your case, your lawyer will seek out evidence, such as data in the semi-truck’s black box and/or footage from a traffic camera.
- Establishing liability: Evidence may not be enough to show your insurance provider(s) that the other party was at fault. Your lawyer may also have to show that the party owed you a duty of care, the party breached this duty, the breach of duty caused the accident, and the accident resulted in your injuries.
- Preparing the claim: Your lawyer will prepare the claim for your insurance provider(s), ensuring the claim is accurate and thorough.
- Sending your claim: Your lawyer will then serve your claim to your provider(s) so you won’t have to speak with them at all.
- Waiting for a response: To prevent your provider(s) from delaying your claim, your lawyer will follow up with them right away.
- Negotiating your settlement: This can be difficult, especially if your insurer(s) refuse to compromise. In negotiations, your lawyer will demand your due damages, including those damages the insurer(s) may not typically cover, like pain and suffering. If necessary, your lawyer will threaten to sue them for your damages.
- Negotiating a verdict: If your case doesn’t settle, your lawyer will take it to court and argue for a fair verdict from a judge. Before going to court, your lawyer can hire experts to corroborate your case, like a truck accident reconstructionist.
What Else Will My Semi-Truck Accident Lawyer Do For Me?
There are plenty of other reasons to hire a lawyer from our firm. The main reason may be so you can have time to focus on your recovery. You won’t have to worry about any aspect of your case because your lawyer will handle everything for you and keep you updated as your case progresses.
You might not have to worry so much about your finances, either. Your lawyer may be able to get your medical payments delayed, which could help you support yourself financially. To help you further, your lawyer will work for you in an affordable contingency-fee arrangement in which you won’t pay your lawyer anything until and unless your lawyer recovers a payout for you.
On top of all that, your lawyer can also:
- Help you get your car repaired
- Help you book your appointments
- Refer you for further medical care if you need it
What Damages Can I Get Through A Semi-Truck Accident Claim?
After your semi-truck accident, you must be struggling in many ways. Your injuries may be impairing you, and the incident may even be traumatic for you. As a result, you may have many damages.
However, you may not be able to recover all of those damages through insurance. Typically, insurance covers only financial damages.
By negotiating or suing for damages, your lawyer may be able to recover more or even all of your damages for you. These could include:
- Medical and related expenses
- Lost wages and work benefits
- Lost wage-earning ability
- Physical disability
- Pain and suffering
- Mental suffering
- Emotional trauma
- Lost consortium
- Wrongful death damages if a loved one lost their life in the accident
Learn More About The Process For Filing A Semi-Truck Accident Claim In Florida
If you still have any questions about the semi-truck claim-filing process in Florida, you can ask our firm. In a simple consultation, we’ll answer your questions and even advise you about your case for free. Afterward, if you decide to leave your case with one of our semi-truck accident lawyers in Florida, your lawyer can either negotiate or sue for your due damages.
To learn more and consult with us for free, contact the Law Offices of Anidjar & Levine today.