Should an insurance company refuse to acknowledge the reality of your accident, you have legal action available to you. You can sue the at-fault driver and the insurance company with help from Louisiana personal injury lawyers. We specifically recommend that you take the following steps to protect yourself from an at-fault driver’s dishonesty:
Do Not Panic
Car accidents are difficult to deal with under normal circumstances. These collisions can leave you feeling emotionally fraught. When you factor in an at-fault driver’s attempts to lie about the cause of your accident, it’s easy to lose your temper.
You deserve a safe place to express your feelings about someone’s deceitful behavior in the wake of a car accident. Unfortunately, the scene of the accident is not the place to do so. You should not yell at the liable party, offer statements to insurance providers in emotional states, or attempt to get Justice for your losses on your own.
Instead, if you find out that an at-fault driver has lied to their insurance company about the nature of your recent accident, take time to yourself. When you’re ready, reach out to an attorney for support.
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ClientCall an Attorney
You have a limited amount of time to take legal action against someone after a car accident. The sooner you can contact a Louisiana car accident attorney, the faster you can gather the evidence you need to argue for your right to support. It’s even more imperative to get in touch with an attorney if you find yourself dealing with a dishonest, at-fault driver.
If you want to disprove an at-fault driver’s attempt to deny you compensation, you need someone on your side who knows how to work with insurance claims adjusters without compromising your right to recover. You also need someone with free time on their hands to investigate your losses.
We know that you want to get back to work, meet your everyday needs, and address any injuries from your accident. That’s why our team offers to step up and make sure you have someone on your side gathering evidence of a liable party’s dishonesty.
You can meet with our team for a free case evaluation following an accident to discuss an at-fault driver’s lies. We can then determine what strategies best suit your fight for truth and compensation.
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Rick Smith | ClientGather Evidence in Your Favor
Should you decide to move forward with an attorney’s services, our team can connect with experienced investigators to return to the scene of your accident. Doing so allows us to begin gathering evidence of the negligence that caused your collision. This may include the following:
- Statements from witnesses
- Electronic evidence
- Video and photo footage
- Expert witness testimonies
We can then call on our years of legal experience to analyze the evidence and compile a complaint going into detail about the nature of your accident. If this includes testimony from expert witnesses, including police officers or accident recreationists, we can more effectively argue for your right to hold a faulty driver accountable for their dishonesty.
The same effort can help you establish the value of the settlement you want to request from the liable party’s insurance company. You can count on our team to continually make an effort to maximize the compensation you take away from a car accident claim.
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ClientMeet With the Insurance Company on Your Terms
Throughout this process, the insurance company in question may attempt to force you to settle. You are under no obligation to agree to a settlement offer from an insurance company or the liable party. Likewise, you are under no obligation to provide an insurance claim adjuster with a recorded statement about the nature of your accident.
We encourage you never to meet with an insurance claims adjuster without an attorney on your side. Insurance claims adjusters are trained to use bad faith tactics to minimize your losses and even, in some cases, deny your claim. When they already have an at-fault driver lying to them about the negligence involved in your accident, they may prove pushier than normal.
We can ensure that you meet with an insurance company’s representative when you’re ready to make your case for support. Our mediation efforts can keep these conversations civil while centering them around your right to recover. You can count on our comprehensive investigation to bring forward evidence of an at-fault driver’s dishonesty.
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ClientPrepare to Go to Trial
Even after all of that work, an insurance company may still attempt to deny your right to certain forms of support. This is where your right to legal action comes into play. You have the opportunity to file a personal injury claim against the party responsible for your recent car accident. Doing so allows you to recover economic and non-economic damages for your losses.
Even if a liable party tries to argue that you contributed some of the fault to your accident, Louisiana operates on a pure understanding of comparative negligence. This means that it doesn’t matter whether you are 20% or 99% at fault for an accident. You retain the right to request support based on losses you and due to someone else’s negligence.
Unfortunately, the court can reduce the settlement you receive for your losses by the percentage of fault you allegedly contributed to your crash. That’s why it’s still equally important for you to argue that an at-fault driver has misrepresented your contributions to your crash. Doing so will protect your rights to recover in the long run.
You can learn more about the trial process during a free case evaluation with Laborde Earles’ personal injury lawyers.
Our Car Accident Lawyers are Ready to Fight for You
Louisiana drivers may go to extreme measures to try to avoid helping you recover from an accident they caused. While it would be nice to trust other drivers to honestly reflect on the nature of their accident in conversations with an insurance company, there’s a chance that the driver responsible for your crash may lie.
Should you find yourself struggling to make an insurance company recognize the reality of your most recent accident, get in touch with an experienced car accident attorney in Louisiana. Laborde Earles can help you compile the evidence you need to argue for the support you deserve. We can hold the at-fault party accountable for their dishonesty.
You can contact our team today to learn more about the services we can offer you throughout your recovery.
