Personal Injury Attorney Flowood MS

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The Franks Law Firm PLLC

#505 460 Briarwood Dr Jackson MS 39206

(601) 773-7777

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What is negligence?

Lawyer Franks: Negligence is when somebody has an unintentional accident. If a person smacks your face, that wasn't an accident. But, if they run into you in a group of individuals, that had not been deliberate. Negligence suggests they didn't mean for a specific effect to occur, yet as an outcome of their mistake, it occurred.

Someone's negligence creates an accident. Who pays my medical bills?

Lawyer Franks: Our goal is to make sure the other side pays your doctor expenses. They might pay your doctor bills straight away, or they can give you money to pay your medical expenses after the fact. Lots of clients have health insurance they use throughout this procedure until the matter is solved. Various other times, we deal with regional medical professionals to provide you therapy on what's called a letter of protection. That indicates they don't invoice you till compensation of your case.

Do I still have an insurance claim if my health insurance pays my medical expenses?

Attorney Franks: Yes. Yet after that, you may have to go back and compensate the health insurance firm for anything they paid once you get a reimbursement.

Can the health insurance provider file a lien against my case?

Lawyer Franks: They will certainly send a letter to your personal injury attorney, letting them recognize they have an investment, and the lawyer will certainly notate the file. We'll discuss with your health insurance firm to decrease the quantity owed.

What's my situation worth?

Every instance is different but important. A client who's harmed through someone else's negligence has a valuable situation. The worth is different relying on circumstances and also realities. We do our foremost to recover as much as feasible for our clients.

What type of questions do they ask me in a deposition?

Attorney Franks: Depositions start with very fundamental questions like, what's your first and last name, where do you reside, and also how long have you lived there? Then they inquire about the mishap and attempt to access what took place. They also need to know about therapy you got and also losses sustained. However, deposition is not necessary unless we need to file a lawsuit. We usually settle the case before it reaches that.

Who carries out the deposition?

Attorney Franks: The attorney for the insurance provider. You and I present, together with the other lawyer, and a court reporter. If an inquiry is improper, I'll raise an objection. Once the other lawyer has actually completed, I'll ask you some questions as your personal injury attorney. The other lawyer may have a couple of follow-up questions. You might not be the only person to be deposed, as we have a right to depose the other party in the crash.

How much time does a suit take?

Attorney Franks: It'll rely on for how long you have treatment and also various other variables. A lawsuit can take one or two years, and that's why we try to take care of matters without suing. The courts are backed up, and also it sets you back more money and time to go to court. You can anticipate somewhere in the two to 3 month range, after you have actually finished therapy, to understand if we need to go to court. Nevertheless, we do our finest to get the maximum dollar volume from the insurance provider without going to court.