Are My Medical Bills Covered If I’m Injured in an Accident in Colorado Springs?
When you’re injured in an accident, whether slip and fall, auto accident or any other unfortunate incident, you can face a long road to recovery, filled with expenses you never dreamed you’d rack up. Someone else is responsible for the situation you’re in, and you feel like they should be contributing to your recovery. But how do you get your bills paid for? Who can help? Learn what happens when you’re hurt in an accident, and how you can get your medical bills paid for with the help of a personal injury attorney.
Costs of Being Hurt in an Accident
Many people are shocked to discover that even if you win a lawsuit, you generally don’t receive ongoing payments. Your suit will award a lump sum; any bills that come in the future are still upon you to resolve. This means that it’s important to know what kinds of damages you stand to recover and make sure you get enough to cover both your past and future bills.
Potential Awards
In addition to your past medical bills, rehabilitation, medication and doctor’s visit costs, you may also be entitled to receive awards for lost wages, lost potential of future earnings, loss of relationships and companionship with family, emotional distress, pain and suffering and more. These awards can sometimes be quite substantial and can allow you to continue to pay the costs of your recovery and live a respectable life while you work on getting back on your feet.
Battling Insurance
Unfortunately, insurance companies rarely are willing to simply pay out the amount of money you need to get well and heal. They’re businesses and they don’t remain profitable through huge payouts. While it may seem counter-intuitive it can be difficult to get them to pay for your expenses.
They will, in fact, try a number of tactics to avoid paying, from tricking you into signing away your rights, to flat-out strong-arm and bullying tactics. In order to make sure you get the maximum settlement to which you are entitled, you need someone who is experienced and knowledgeable about personal injury law, who can stand up for your rights and make sure that you get justice for the injury you have suffered.
Personal Injury Attorney
The best possible person to have in your corner when you’re trying to get your medical bills paid for after an accident is an experienced and qualified personal injury attorney. Not only does an attorney know what sorts of compensation you’re entitled to receive, they know how to challenge the non-payment tactics used by insurance companies, how to stand up for your rights and make sure that you get all of the compensation to which you’re entitled.
If you are in the Colorado Springs area and find yourself in this situation, we are ready to help. Whether it’s a slip-and-fall, auto accident or any other type of injury, we’re ready to help you get the compensation and justice you deserve. Contact the injury lawyers at Heuser & Heuser for a free case consultation today.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Know What My Case Is Worth?
There are a variety of things we look at when evaluating your case and determining its value. We look at how the accident occurred. We look at what sort of injuries you sustained. Do you have a permanent injury that will last the rest of your life? Are you going to have future medical bills? We look at lost wages. Did you lose your job? If you have permanent work restrictions as a result of the accident, you may not be able to find a job very easily in the future. These are some of the factors that we look at in evaluating a claim. Every case is unique and different. That’s why at our law firm, every case gets personal attention from the lawyer when it comes time to evaluate.
Why is it Important to Hire a Lawyer?
Insurance companies are in business for a reason: to make money. Anytime they are paying money on a claim, it means less money to their bottom line. They have literally hundreds of adjusters and hundreds of lawyers who are on their side trying to figure out how to prevent money from leaving their checkbooks. Quite frankly, you do need a lawyer to help you through this because your lawyer will make sure you’re properly compensated.
Do Cases Settle Without Going to Court?
Cases settle before going to trial 80 to 90 percent of the time. However, that doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of work involved in getting a case settled outside of court. Sometimes you have to file a lawsuit and do a lot of what I call “legal maneuvering” to get a case settled. That means we take depositions from witnesses to the accident, from police officers, and from your doctors. But, yes, most cases will settle prior to trial.
Do You Get Good Results for Your Clients?
We do get good results for our clients. We have settled hundreds, if not thousands, of cases where we’ve had large settlements. We’ve had substantial verdicts. We go to the mat for our clients if necessary. We’ll appeal cases. We’ll do whatever it takes to make sure our client is taken care of.
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Our Attorneys
Gordon J. Heuser, Esq.
As a Colorado Springs native, Gordon has been practicing in Southern Colorado for 35+ years.…
Barkley D. Heuser, Esq.
Barkley Heuser is a Colorado native, and has lived in Colorado Springs for over 59…
Brennan D. Heuser, Esq.
Brennan Heuser is a Colorado Native who graduated from the University of Miami, Fl with…
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