FAQ - How Can This Be Happening to Me?

Northern California Injury Lawyers

Unfortunately, a California personal injury at the hands of a negligent party can happen to anyone at any time. Take for example John (not his real name), a client of our firm. John is a hard-working, dignified man who was driving home one day when a careless driver broadsided his car, resulting in a serious auto accident.

John didn’t go to the hospital immediately, thinking he only had a sore neck. Over the next few days, however, John’s neck pain started to get worse. He could hardly turn his head and barely sleep at night. He hadn’t gone to the hospital right away and thought he wouldn’t be able to make an injury claim with the insurance company for the pain and suffering he was experiencing.

After a few days, the pain became too much for John and he finally went to see his doctor. His doctor told him he had a serious muscular injury and began treating him.

When he submitted his claim to the insurance company, they gave him the usual runaround: the insurance adjuster was never in when he called and would never return his calls. When he was finally able to establish contact with the adjuster, he was told he wasn’t hurt bad enough—and had waited too long to get treatment—to be compensated. The insurance company would not pay for his medical care or compensate him for his pain and suffering. John didn’t have any money, he was hurting, and now he was scared.

John didn’t have a lot of money. What he did have he had worked hard for, and he was beginning to see it slip away. He began asking himself, “Who will pay my doctor bills? Do I have a right to be compensated? Do I need a lawyer? How do I choose a lawyer who is experienced and will do the best job for me?”

John was confused and was beginning to get desperate. By the time John came to Berg Injury Lawyers, he was ready to sign his rights away so he could at least get something to help pay his bills and ease his mind. Fortunately, John came to us for help before he signed away his rights to the insurance company.

We were able to arrange for medical care for John while we filed suit to force the negligent party’s insurance company to live up to their legal obligations. Most importantly, we sat down with John and explained what his rights were when it came to his claim for the personal injuries he had suffered, including the pain and suffering he was experiencing and the wages he had lost as a result of the accident. We gathered John’s medical records and over a period of several months of negotiations were able to obtain a settlement for thousands of dollars. It wasn’t quick but it was fair, it was right, and it was what John deserved. He might not have been so fortunate if he hadn’t hired a California injury lawyer.

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