When you first get injured in something like a car accident, you might contact your insurance company first to try to get the damages and compensation you deserve. In more minor cases, this might be where the case ends. However, many victims with bulging discs will have other injuries as well that require more extensive treatment, and overall this calls for more care and involvement in lawsuits.
If you believe that the insurance company is not giving you the compensation or responses that you deserve, you can contact a personal injury lawyer to talk through filing a legal claim. While not every case might require this additional step, there’s too much on the line when you’ve been seriously hurt to ignore your options. You can contact the experts at Morgan & Morgan to get a free, no-obligation case evaluation for more information before making a decision.
If you proceed to file a legal claim, the insurance company will respond. As the case moves closer to going to court, you might be able to settle the claim, too. Sometimes the insurance company or the other party involved does not want to go through the hassle of litigation or is concerned about having to pay out a very high amount if you’re successful in court. Once you’ve shown that you’re serious by hiring a knowledgeable lawyer, you might find that these other parties are more open to working with you as you try to figure out how much your bulging disc injury is worth.
Your lawyer might come to the table with settlement offers, but it is more often the case that the other side will come to the table first. This gives you a decent sense of where they are at with their perception of your injuries. If the number they present first is quite far off from what you hope to recover, you and your lawyer might just continue with the legal case as is. If you can find some compromise or get closer to the same number, you might be able to close out this case without going to court or taking the case through the full court procedure.
You can see how your personal injury lawyer is a vital component of this entire process, from helping you gather all the evidence to helping you decide whether or not to accept a settlement offer. Make sure you talk through your options with an experienced bulging disc injury lawyer to get clarity on your options.