The process you follow to obtain compensation for a car accident in California can be complex and frustrating, as can obtaining the desired settlement. This will depend on several factors related to the accident and the attorney you decide to hire. To receive the best free advice and access to professional and transparent auto accident attorneys, you should contact Conexión Legal as soon as possible.
The factors that influence determining whether you are entitled to compensation for this traffic accident, and how much you can receive, are: the severity of the accident, the circumstances in which it occurred, the parties involved and the insurance company. Finally, but not least important, whether the victim has a good attorney experienced in this type of accidents.
Although there is no exact formula for calculating compensation for a car accident in California, there are certain indicators. The estimated compensation is obtained by adding the costs of medical treatment, lost wages and pain and suffering. To this is added the property damage for the repair of the vehicle or its total loss. Usually, the result of that amount is multiplied by three.
However, some injuries remain hidden and do not become apparent until much later. Consequently, it is necessary to perform a complete medical examination of the victim and consider this point in the settlement.
As an example, a case of a person who suffered a head injury in the car accident. Medical bills totaled $7,000 dollars and they were out of work for 10 days, losing $2,500 dollars in wages.
An average settlement for this traffic accident could be around $28,500 approximately. So the final settlement could be between $19,000 and $35,000 dollars.
The personal injury claim against the other driver's insurance company will be limited to the amount of the policy. For example, if the damages are $25,000 dollars but the responsible driver's policy is $15,000 dollars, that will be the amount of the settlement.
Although there is the option of suing the other party for the other $10,000 dollars to finish covering the damages of the car accident. You can also add a claim to your own insurance company. This also applies in cases of uninsured driving and having an accident for those insured with comprehensive coverage.
As for the damages that can be recovered or reimbursed to the person, they are:
- General medical expenses.
- Lost wages and other present and future income.
- Temporary and permanent physical disability, pain and suffering.
- Loss of consortium. This is what family and social companionship is called.
- Loss of quality of life and other recreational or other reasonable and demonstrable limitations.
The calculation of the compensation range is generally done by the claims adjuster of the insurance company. For this, it follows a standard damages formula used by the insurer. Although the accidents attorney can present their own compensation proposal based on their own calculations.
In the case of California, the responsible driver's insurance must reimburse all out-of-pocket expenses or those paid by your insurance company. If at the time of the accident, you did not receive medical attention provided by the other party's insurance company.
In order for you to receive the best possible compensation to cover the damages of a car accident, you should contact Conexión Legal immediately, so that we can advise you without the need to invest a single dollar from your pocket, and thus, subsequently obtain compensation for these damages with the help of a car accident attorney specialized in serving cases of Latinos like you.
Contact Conexión Legal by calling 1800 201 1220 or write to us via WhatsApp, and allow us to advise you step by step after suffering a car accident and let us support you with Hispanic attorneys ready to defend your case to the end.
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