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  1. How a Chataignier Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Can Handle Your Case
  2. What To Do After a Pedestrian Accident
  3. Negligence Can Play a Role in Pedestrian Accidents
  4. Damages You Can Seek for Pedestrian Accident Injuries
  5. Deadline for Filing a Lawsuit for a Pedestrian Accident
  6. Let Our Chataignier Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Handle Your Claim
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Your personal injury lawyer can help you calculate your recoverable damages, which may include:

  • Medical Bills
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  • Pain & Suffering
  • Emotional Distress
  • Lasting Disfigurement
Chataignier Pedestrian Accident Lawyer

If you’ve recently suffered injuries in a pedestrian accident, you can seek compensation for your losses. A Chataignier pedestrian accident lawyer from Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers can represent you and fight for fair compensation.

We can also help if you lost a loved one in a pedestrian accident. You deserve to rest or grieve in peace. We can take care of the legal process.

How a Chataignier Pedestrian Accident Lawyer Can Handle Your Case

Since pedestrians don’t have any protection in the event of an accident, they could sustain catastrophic injuries that require extensive medical treatment and prevent them from going back to work. Fortunately, if you’re a victim, you have the right to take legal action and recover compensation for all your damages. Handling a legal case can be overwhelming when healing from injuries, though.

Insurance companies may try to shift some of the blame for the accident onto you or deny your claim entirely. Our lawyers can fight for your rights and work to hold all negligent parties accountable.

A Chataignier pedestrian accident lawyer with our firm can:

  • Conduct a thorough investigation to determine what caused the accident
  • Advise you on the best legal option to take based on the circumstances of your case
  • Review the police reports to help establish liability
  • Gather all relevant evidence, including witness statements and medical records, to strengthen your case
  • Handle all communication between you and the insurance company on your behalf
  • Connect you with recognized medical experts and therapists to help speed up your recovery
  • Accurately assess all damages you’ve incurred following the accident to determine the right settlement amount
  • Negotiate a fair settlement with the insurance company that will be enough to cover all the damages you’ve incurred
  • Take your case to court if necessary
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What To Do After a Pedestrian Accident

Understandably, being involved in a pedestrian accident can be overwhelming and traumatic for the victim. However, even though you may be in severe pain and angry at the negligent driver, you should do your best to remain calm throughout the ordeal.

The following are some steps you should follow after being involved in a pedestrian accident to protect your legal rights:

Move to a Safer Location

If you’re physically capable, the first step you should take after being hit by a vehicle is to move to a safer location, away from oncoming traffic. If you’re unable to move on your own, consider asking for help from witnesses. This way, you avoid causing further accidents.

Call the Police

Immediately after the accident, you should call 911 to report the accident. Once the police arrive at the accident scene, they’ll draft a report. If the driver has been involved in any illegal activity, like driving while intoxicated, the police will arrest them after filing the accident report.

Remember, you should contact the authorities, whether or not you’ve been injured in the accident. Get a copy of the police report before leaving the accident scene, and it will be crucial evidence.

Seek Medical Attention

Even if you’ve not sustained any visible injuries, see a doctor immediately after the accident. Some injuries may take a while to manifest, so you must visit a hospital. At the hospital, you’ll undergo a physical exam to determine the extent of your injuries and treatment options.

If you don’t see a doctor after the accident, the defendant’s team may argue that your injuries were not severe enough, reducing the amount of compensation you obtain.

Collect Evidence

If you have a camera at the time of the accident, use it to take pictures of your injuries, traffic signs near the scene, and any damage inflicted on the vehicle. These pictures will serve as irrefutable evidence when you decide to take legal action. You should also note down the driver’s name, phone number, address, driver’s license number, and insurance information.

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While you rest, a Chataignier pedestrian accident lawyer can handle your case and fight for fair compensation.

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Negligence Can Play a Role in Pedestrian Accidents

Every day in the media are stories about motorists causing pedestrian accidents. Unfortunately, the same can be said about negligent pedestrians.

Here are the leading causes of pedestrian accidents:

  • Jaywalking
  • Driving while intoxicated
  • Making unsafe and illegal turns
  • Road rage
  • Failure to yield the right-of-way to pedestrians
  • Fatigued drivers
  • Speeding
  • Running red lights
  • Driving close to sidewalks and pavements
  • Failure to obey stop signs
  • Distracted driving
  • Inexperienced drivers
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Damages You Can Seek for Pedestrian Accident Injuries

Recoverable damages in a pedestrian accident usually depend on the severity of your injuries and other losses incurred. A Chataignier pedestrian accident lawyer can help you take legal action against all liable parties and seek the following damages:

  • Medical expenses
  • Out-of-pocket expenses incurred following the accident
  • Lost income and benefits
  • Pain and suffering
  • Diminished quality of life
  • Scarring and disfigurement
  • Lost earning capacity
  • Physical therapy and other ongoing treatment expenses
  • Punitive damages, if applicable
  • Temporary or permanent disability
  • Emotional distress
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Deadline for Filing a Lawsuit for a Pedestrian Accident

According to Louisiana CC Art.3492, victims of pedestrian accidents have two years to file a personal injury lawsuit. On the other hand, CC Art.2315.2 indicates that people who have lost their loved ones also have two years to file wrongful death lawsuits against negligent parties.

Let Our Chataignier Pedestrian Accident Attorneys Handle Your Claim

Even though many people in Chataignier choose to drive from one point to another, it’s almost impossible to avoid being pedestrians. You could be walking your dog, walking your children to school, or going to the store when an accident happens.

Time is of the essence when it comes to pedestrian accident cases. If you plan to take legal action against all at-fault parties, consider consulting a Chataignier pedestrian accident lawyer for help with your claim. Contact Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers today for a free consultation.

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