Auto Accident Guide
PROCEDURES FOLLOWING AN AUTO ACCIDENT
1 Notify your auto insurance company. Even though the accident is not your fault, it is important to contact your auto insurance agent or the claims department indicated on your insurance card to notify them of your accident. You may lose valuable benefits and rights if you fail to notify your insurance company promptly.
2 Obtain Police Report. The Troutman law office can do this for you and sometimes your no-fault insurance company may do this for you.
3 Obtain rental car and arrange for repair or replacement of your automobile. The Troutman Law Office can do this for you. If you do this on your own, make sure that when you sign a release as part of the settlement on the property damage that the release is for PROPERTY DAMAGES ONLY. Most insurance companies will not try to trick you but you must always make sure.
Contact Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney. The earlier you contact the Troutman Law Office, the earlier and better your rights and insurance benefits can be protected. Here are some examples:
4 Find critical liability evidence. Evidence regarding who caused the accident or why an automobile failed to function properly is usually found close to the time of the accident when the scene is fresh and the condition of the vehicles can be protected. You may believe that the cause of the accident is obvious, but many times parties will dispute liability even after admitting liability at the scene.
5 Reserve no-fault benefits for income claim. Frequently clients contact me after the medical expenses have already exhausted their no-fault benefits, which may leave them with insufficient income to pay their bills. Under Kentucky law, you can instruct your no-fault carrier to reserve your no-fault for lost wages and allow your health carrier to pay your medical bills. This may provide the income you need to pay bills while you are injured an unable to work.
6 Try to settle claim on your own. Sometimes it is wise to settle a case on your own and other times it is foolish. Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney office will give you free advice if you would like to try and resolve case on your own to make sure you do not lose valuable rights. This may occur in the case of underinsured motorists claims. If you receive serious injuries and the insurance company for the at fault party offers you their limits, you could lose the right to claim underinsured motorist benefits by accepting the limits without going through some technical procedures required by Kentucky laws.
7 Obtain appropriate medical care. Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney does not in any way direct medical care of its clients, which is a matter that is between the client and his personal physicians.
8 Process Medical bills with health carrier instead of car insurance (no fault) if you want lost wages from your auto insurance.
9 File worker’s compensation claim if accident is work-related. If you think your employer caused your accident, then you will need to make some informed decisions before filing the worker’s compensation claim. The reason is that once you file a workers compensation claim, you waive your right to a negligence action against your employer.
There are many other considerations that need to be made after you are injured in an auto accident and the best way to make sure these considerations are made is to CONTACT the Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney. You will not be charged for calling and asking for advice and a fee is only earned if you decide to retain the Kentucky Auto Accident Attorney and a recovery is made.
