Vehicle Accidents
Vehicle Accidents
- Regardless of whether your case involves a wreck with minor property damage, a catastrophic spine or back injury, a catastrophic head injury, or a death, we have the experience and resources to aggressively pursue your claim and obtain a just result.
Negotiated Settlements:
Most car accident cases are either resolved by negotiation or through mediation. It is important that your lawyer possesses the bargaining and negotiating skills to press the opposing attorneys and insurance companies into a settlement that is fair to You, the accident victim. The insurance companies and defense lawyer know who will actually take a case to trial to get a favorable result. Weaver Bennett & Bland’s reputation for winning tough cases is a huge advantage to our clients at the negotiation table. Let us help.
Serious Injuries:
There is no doubt that motor vehicle accidents can cause injuries that can easily cause huge medical expenses and a lifetime of pain and suffering. These severe injuries can leave you with a lifetime of medical expenses and long-term disabilities. You need a lawyer who can obtain all of the compensation that is available, attainable, and recoverable from the negligent third party and all applicable insurance coverages.
What You Should Do after an Automobile Accident:
If you believe that you could be hurt or injured in any way, seek medical treatment immediately and take pictures of any injuries.
Take pictures or have someone else take pictures of your vehicle and the other vehicles involved in the wreck.
Get the names and phone numbers of any witnesses if possible.
Call Weaver Bennett & Bland and speak with one of our personal injury trial lawyers. 704-844-1400.
DO NOT TALK TO INSURANCE ADJUSTORS or anyone about the accident or how it occurred except your lawyer. Insurance adjusters will want to ask you questions to try and get you to admit that you were at fault for the accident. North Carolina has a law called CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE. IF YOU TELL ANYONE THAT YOU WERE AT FAULT, IN ANY AMOUNT, THEN CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE MAY PREVENT YOU FROM ANY RECOVERY FOR YOUR INJURIES.
DO NOT put ANY photos or descriptions of your activities or ANY information about the accident on social media. Any such information will be used against you by Defense Attorneys or Insurance Companies.
DO NOT mention lawyers or lawsuits at any time when talking to Hospital Staff or a medical providers.
Start a Diary or a Journal the Day of the Accident when you woke up and got out of bed. Describe in detail all the events prior to and leading up to the accident. Describe in detail exactly what you remember about the accident. This is a paper that you are preparing for your attorney only.
KEEP EVERYTHING. Everything means everything, prescriptions, pill bottles, business cards of your physicians, medical records, receipts, photos, etc.
How long does a person have after an automobile accident to file a lawsuit against a negligent party for a personal injury?
In North Carolina, the general rule is that in an action for damages for negligence a party has three-years under the statute of limitations from the time of the accident. If the accident causes a death, there is only a two-year statute of limitations for the wrongful death caused by the negligence of another. There are situations where these statute of limitations can be tolled. For example, if the injured party is a minor, the statute of limitations does not start to run until the minor reaches his or her eighteenth birthday. If the injured party is mentally incompetent under North Carolina law, then the statute of limitations is tolled until the person is declared by the Court to be competent.
Always seek medical attention immediately after an accident.
Failure to immediately seek medical attention can result in serious problems for you in the long run. Frequently, injuries from automobile accidents do not have immediate symptoms and it can hurt your case if you do not immediately see a doctor to document your injuries.
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