Sentences with phrase «filed by the accident victim»

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A recent case brought by an injured pedestrian who was struck by a golf cart illustrates the difficulties accident victims may encounter when filing a claim after a golf cart accident.

Filing a claim, however, is by no means a guarantee that an accident victim will receive fair compensation for their injuries.

Because driving under the influence is entirely preventable, drunk driving accident victims may have the right to recover financial compensation by filing a personal injury claim.

While the injured victim is collecting his or her evidence, he or she should know that the insurance company for the hotel is also out there, interviewing people and taking photographs and looking into the lives of the person (s) filing a claim (that can mean looking at past lawsuits filed by the victim and even asking the victim to turn over their medical records — medical records that predate the current accident, even if the medical records are totally unrelated to the current injuries).

There is increasing evidence that Ontario's auto accident victim's medical files are being routinely changed to suit the needs of Ontario's insurers to save money by deflating an MVA victim's injuries.

The victim in an accident that was caused by a drunk or drugged 18 - wheeler driver may file a lawsuit to recover compensation for any medical expenses, pain and suffering, and other damages that resulted from the collision.

In a rear end accident, the police report filed by the officers first on the scene will be very important to the accident victim.

When these accidents are caused by the negligence of another party, victims are often able to recover compensation for their losses by filing a California personal injury claim.

When a negligent act plays a role in a car accident, injured victims or surviving family members have a legal right to seek compensation for their losses by filing a personal injury claim.

An accident victim or the affected family can file a New Mexico personal injury lawsuit against the drunk driver that caused the accident, and they may be able to recover damages in addition to any compensation offered by the insurance companies.

As the damages suffered by innocent victims in 18 - wheeler accidents can be extremely severe, the lawsuit or claim filed to recover damages must be carefully prepared and filed.

Some of these injured victims will file a negligence claim or personal injury lawsuit seeking financial damages for their lost wages, personal injuries, pain and suffering caused by the parking lot accident.

Investigators are looking into what caused the accident but meanwhile local attorneys have indicated that they have already been contacted by several victims to file personal injury lawsuits seeking compensation for their injuries.

In addition to being required by law, collecting information from the other drivers involved ensures that victims will be able to file a claim against the correct party or parties who were at fault for the accident.

We understand the challenges faced by personal injury and auto accident victims while filing the lawsuit.

The personal representatives of a deceased accident victim's estate may also be entitled to recover punitive damages by filing a survivorship claim.

Students working at the clinic are supervised by a staff lawyer from the Industrial Accidents Victims Group of Ontario, but have full responsibility for files including the preparation and presentation of appeals before the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board and the Workplace Safety and Insurance Appeals Tribunal.

Many accident victims don't realize that these liens are filed even when they have insurance for the balance between what is paid by health insurance and the amount the hospital claims is their actual, «full» rate.

It must be noted that this application can be filed only by the accident victim who has sustained serious injuries or suffered property damages.