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Most of the time personal injury claims never make it to court. Generally a settlement will be made between the insurance company and the injured parties. If an agreement can not be met, the case will move to court and you will need to testify.
Cases that are not complex can usually be settled rather quickly. If a case has a lot of extenuating circumstances, it might take up to a year and a half in order to reach a settlement.
If you’ve been injured, your first step should be to contact a lawyer and find out what you are entitled to. Your lawyer will then file a complaint against the defendant. The defendant will receive a summons which lets them know that they are being sued and tells them when they need to respond by. After both parties are aware of the case, fact finding will begin. This is when both sides will attempt to determine what happened during the incident. Depositions will be taken and documents that are relevant to the case will be gathered. At this point, the case might be thrown out by the court or the defendant might move to settle the case. If neither of these happen, the case will go to court. After a decision is reached in the case, there can sometimes be an appeal process. Most cases will end in a settlement though and if you have a good lawyer on your side, you should be able to get what you are entitled to without any problems.
Natalie Aranda writes about laws. If you live in Boston, it is easier to go
with a Boston personal
injury attorney rather than having to deal with one who is out of the area.
It does not matter whether you consult with
Boston personal injury
lawyers or someone from another city, the important thing is that you talk
to a lawyer about your claim.
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