As a car crash lawyer with over 20 years of legal experience, I have handled many complex car accident cases and I’m prepared to help you navigate the difficult road ahead. The answers to these common questions can help you in your search for experienced legal counsel.
If you’re suffering from serious injuries due to a car wreck, please don’t hesitate to contact us via phone at 864-235-4999 by tapping the button below or by filling out our request form for a free consultation.
The Thomas Creech Law Offices is a South Carolina law firm but can represent clients from all over the United States as long as the collision occurred in the State of South Carolina. The information in this post only pertains to South Carolina law.
Common Car Crash Lawyer Questions After a Car Accident
What are the time limits in car accident cases?
Recently, our law firm received a call from a client about a car accident. She had been told by the other at-fault driver’s insurance company that even though she was in pain after the car accident, that it was “too late” to make a claim for personal injury. The car accident occurred just a week prior. This information from the insurance company adjuster is completely wrong. And there are several important lessons to learn here.
Get Advice from an Experienced Car Crash Lawyer
After you have been seriously injured in a car crash by a bad driver, you deserve compensation for the injuries you have suffered. And you also deserve justice. Greenville car accident lawyer Thomas Creech is here for you.
First, do not rely upon advice from the insurance company for the other driver. If you have questions, you need to seek out answers from an experienced car wreck lawyer. Your attorney will tell you the truth and give you the correct answer to any question you may have in your particular car accident case.
Second, the only time limit that you have in terms of filing a claim is the applicable statute of limitations. In South Carolina, a three-year statute of limitations applies to most car accident claims. Thus you have three years from the date of the car accident to file a lawsuit. If you wait until after that three-year mark, then you will be prohibited from bringing that claim.
Statue of Limitation of a Minor
There are some exceptions to this three year limitation period. If there is an injury to a minor or if the at-fault driver was working for a governmental entity, then there are some exceptions to this three year limitation period.
As to a governmental entity, the statute of limitations is a two-year statute. If a minor has suffered an injury in a car accident, then seek out the services of an attorney immediately. You should get specific legal advice from your attorney on the statute of limitations. But, generally speaking, a statute of limitations on an injury claim for a minor child -a minor child under the age of 18- is one year after the child turns 18.
Again, do not rely upon this information for a specific answer to the statute of limitations in your individual case. Call us, retain us, and let us determine the correct and specific statute of limitations in your car accident case.
Other Common Questions After a Car Accident
These are some of the other questions we receive from potential clients as a car wreck lawyer:
- Who pays my bills if I am not at fault?
- Does my health insurance pay my bills even if it’s another person’s fault for the car accident?
- How much is my pain and suffering worth?
Who pays my bills?
If you have health insurance, then you can file your bills through your health insurance and they will pay them. That is why you have health insurance to protect you in the event you are injured. If your medical provider tells you they will not file your bills with your health insurance company, if you have been injured in an accident, call an attorney.
Your attorney will straighten the issue out with the hospital and your health insurance company. In most circumstances, your medical bills should be submitted to your health insurance and they will pay those bills.
What is compensation for pain and suffering?
Regrettably, there is no concrete answer to that question. There are numerous factors that affect how much you should be compensated for pain and suffering. Ultimately, these factors are particular to you, your injuries, and your lifestyle. Remember, the origin of the word compensation is essentially “to balance” “to weigh”(consider) or “to pay”. The person that injured you is required to pay you to make up for the pain that they caused you.
Thus, to compensate someone means to consider their injuries and the amounts that they are due and to pay them for their loss. And when you endure pain it is a loss.
Over the years, I have helped clients understand what they can expect to receive in compensation for the pain they’ve suffered in a car accident. There are numerous factors, individual to each client that we consider in determining that amount. Together, we can determine how much you should be compensated. This includes money for pain and suffering and all of your losses sustained.
Contact Us After a Car Accident
I am a personal injury lawyer who represents people and families in car accident cases in Greenville, SC and all over the upstate of South Carolina.
If you have been injured in a wreck, common questions after a car accident can frequently arise. Call our office to retain us for legal representation at 864-235-4999 locally in Greenville or fill out the confidential request form below.