| By definition a motor accident is an accident in which a | | | | is also important to make sure the insurance company |
| motor vehicle is involved, either with another | | | | pays for your damages quickly and appropriately. The |
| automobile or with a pedestrian, cyclist, etc. | | | | consequences of a serious motor vehicle accident can |
| In most accidents there is an at fault driver who was | | | | have a catastrophic impact to your life and may |
| negligent or careless in the control of the automobile | | | | further result in injury from mental anxieties such as |
| he or she was driving. A claim for personal injury can | | | | depression, pain and suffering and the general loss of |
| be filed against the negligent driver?s insurance | | | | the ability to enjoy life as you once knew it. |
| company. | | | | Car insurance restores an individual back to a |
| Sometimes the injury is so severe that wage loss | | | | pre-accident state after an auto accident through the |
| results from the inability to work. Your immediate | | | | claims process. It usually begins with a call to the car |
| concern in an automobile personal injury is to get your | | | | insurance company. After a car insurance |
| medical bills paid or to reimburse you for lost wages. It | | | | representative collects the initial data about an auto |
| is also important to make sure the insurance company | | | | accident, a claim number is assigned and a claim set |
| pays for your damages quickly and appropriately. | | | | up. This claim is a record of the actual auto accident |
| In most accidents there is an at fault driver who was | | | | that is linked to a specific auto policy. From here, the |
| negligent or careless in the control of the automobile | | | | claim is assigned to a claims adjuster who will process |
| he or she was driving. A claim for personal injury can | | | | the claim through a series of tasks. |
| be filed against the negligent driver?s insurance | | | | To fully recover your losses from a car accident, you |
| company. Injuries suffered as a result of automobile | | | | must protect your rights. Injury and insurance laws are |
| accidents can be severe and life altering. The most | | | | complicated, and you have the right to have an |
| common injuries are to the neck and back such as a | | | | attorney help you make your claim. Don't let an |
| herniated or bulging disc, nerve damage, broken or | | | | insurance company discourage you from getting |
| dislocated bones, brain or head injury and spinal cord | | | | advice from an attorney. Even though by law |
| injuries. | | | | insurance company adjusters are prohibited from telling |
| Sometimes the injury is so severe that wage loss | | | | you that you don't need an attorney, they will often |
| results from the inability to work. The immediate | | | | imply that your car accident case is "too small" or "too |
| concern in an automobile personal injury is to get your | | | | simple" for an attorney to handle. Don't put yourself at |
| medical bills paid or to reimburse you for lost wages. It | | | | a disadvantage. Contact a personal injury lawyer. |