Resolving Your Personal Injury Case
You may be considering hiring a car accident injury attorney to help you file a personal injury claim after being hurt in a car accident caused by someone else's negligence. If so, you may reasonably have lots of questions: What are my prospects of getting fair compensation for my medical bills and other losses? Is it better to hire a lawyer, or can I handle it on my own? Is there anything I can do to improve my chances of success? How long will the process take? To help answer these and other pressing questions, we surveyed our readers across the United States and asked about their recent encounters with personal injury claims. Here's what we learned. Settlements: The Most Common Outcome in Personal Injury Claims Overall, 70% of our readers with a personal injury claim received a payout (an out-of-court settlement or an award after a trial). And for nearly that many (67%), the compensation came in the form of a settlement. Very few readers (4%) saw their case go to trial