Call Now For A Free Consultation About Your Personal Injury Claim! (716) 919-4100
Call Now For A Free Consultation About Your Personal Injury Claim! (716) 919-4100
Call Now For A Free Consultation About Your Personal Injury Claim! (716) 919-4100
Call Now For A Free Consultation About Your Personal Injury Claim! (716) 919-4100
If you have just been injured in an auto accident in Buffalo, you are likely to have a lot of questions. Don’t panic, personal injury lawyers from the Pigott Law Group have the answers you need.
Car crashes and other auto accidents are a daily reality in Buffalo and throughout western New York. If you have never been in one, you have certainly seen one, passing by a wreck on the NY 5 Expressway or rolling over debris in an intersection off Main. But that won't prepare you for what needs to happen when you are in one.
Auto accidents, whether they involve cars, trucks, motorcycles, or commercial vehicles, are intense, frightening, and sometimes even deadly. There is a good chance you could be injured, and if you are, it is vital that you understand the legal process and paperwork you are about to be thrown into: the personal injury system.
If you have just been in an auto accident, you are likely to have a LOT of questions about what comes next. And if you have never been in one, the answers to those questions will be essential to remember should you be. Having heard and answered these questions countless times for auto accident injury victims in Buffalo, the personal injury lawyers of the Pigott Law Group are more than happy to give an overview here.
By far the most critical question you may be asking yourself as an injured auto accident survivor is whether you can be compensated for what's happened to you. It might not be your first question, but it is the one on which many other answers depend. If the answer to this question is no, you are out of luck; you may be able to turn to your medical insurance, but you won’t be able to make a personal injury claim.
To be eligible for a personal injury claim, the auto accident:
While it is not a legal obligation, there is one more criterion: there must be someone worth pursuing. If the accident was entirely caused by a poor man with no wealth and no insurance, you can claim compensation from your own insurance if you have uninsured motorist coverage, but there is no valid target for a personal injury claim.
Either way, if you are even remotely unsure whether you have a valid claim or not, you should call an experienced accident attorney near you, such as the Pigott Law Group in Buffalo.
While knowing whether you are eligible for a claim is vital, it is not likely to be the first question that comes to mind after an auto accident, nor the only one a lawyer can help you answer.
Auto accidents in Buffalo, especially those at high speeds or with large vehicles like trucks, tend to cause a lot of damage to your car. In fact, modern cars are designed to take more damage to minimize the harm to you and any passengers. So your car could get entirely wrecked even if you are not badly injured.
While vehicle replacement or repair costs are not covered directly in a personal injury claim, they do need to be paid by the responsible driver and their insurance. If either is giving you any trouble or if you want to be certain of prompt reimbursement and full coverage, working with an attorney and getting our advice can help.
Who you see is not nearly as important as the fact that you do so quickly. Making your way to one of Buffalo’s nine hospitals or a trusted doctor for a proper medical examination as quickly as possible after an auto wreck may be crucial to establishing that important causal link between the accident and the injuries you’ve endured.
It is equally important that you follow your doctor’s advice to the letter, whether that is your family doctor or a specialist from the hospital. If you deviate from their recommendations, fail to show up for exams, follow-ups, or physical therapy, the insurance company you are up against could use that against you to claim your injuries were not as severe as you claim.
Given all the other costs and losses associated with the accident, it is only natural that you worry about the legal costs as well. Fortunately, none of these need to be paid out of pocket when you work with the Pigott Law Group. Our lawyers handle all auto accident and personal injury claims on a contingency basis, which means we only get paid if we win you a significant enough settlement or award from the court.
The real question is how much it would cost you NOT to work with an experienced lawyer, and the answer, unfortunately, can be quite a lot. Insurance companies are hardly forthcoming with what they might owe you and will often do everything they can to deny or diminish that compensation. As your lawyers, we will make sure you get the money you need, including compensation for all kinds of different losses and damages, or we get paid nothing at all.
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Your first call after an auto accident should always be to law enforcement and emergency services, especially if anyone has been injured. But once they are on their way, you can make the next call to us to ensure your personal injury claim is as strong as possible.
Our team of experienced personal injury lawyers in Buffalo will guide you through the claim process and answer these or any other questions you might have after your auto accident.
Call (716) 919-4100, or if you cannot, reach out to our team online as soon as possible if you or a loved one has been injured in an auto accident.
