Negligent Security Case Going to Trial

Answer:

We spoke with a young man who was assaulted recently at a business. It was pretty bad. The poor guy was hurt so badly he was having nightmares and flashbacks of the assault. It was pretty scary. He didn’t really want to have to live through that again. He didn’t want to have to go into a courtroom and relive what happened to him all over again. One of his major concerns was, “I don’t want to have to do it. I don’t want to have to go to trial. Is there any way we can avoid trial?”

We get that a lot. We told him it was possible his case may not go to trial. We told him the most important thing we have to do is make sure he gets to the doctor, his injuries are recorded and written down correctly, and that he follows the doctor’s treatment plan until he reaches maximum medical improvement. That way we know the full extent of his injuries and his medical bills.

The other thing you want to do is make sure you hire a personal injury trial attorney. All attorneys are different. You want to hire a trial attorney because the insurance companies know who the trial attorneys are and know who the lawyers are that just like to settle cases. We told him we understood he wanted to avoid trial, but that is exactly why it’s important to hire a trial lawyer from the get-go. A trial lawyer will be focused on making sure that the correct evidence is in place, that his maximum medical improvement has been reached, and that his medical records are correct.

Once that happens, the trial lawyer will submit a demand to the insurance company, giving the insurance company the opportunity to resolve the case in your favor reasonably and fairly. What happens if they don’t? There’s a possibility that we might have to file a lawsuit and apply a little more pressure on the insurance company to do the right thing, but that also means that there’s a possibility to settle, as well. It doesn’t always mean it’s going to go to trial. One thing we did tell him was every case is different, so it’s kind of hard to tell him today if his case is going to go to trial or not.

If you have any questions, we definitely invite you to give us a call. Maybe your case is going to go to trial, maybe it won’t. Give us a call so we can talk about it and find out if your case is going to go to trial.