Do I Need A Lawyer For A Car Accident In Taylor, Michigan?
If you are injured in a car accident in Taylor, Michigan, you are not required to hire a lawyer but it is in your best interest. An experienced attorney can help protect your legal rights to collect Michigan No-Fault wage loss, PIP benefits and get your medical bills paid. Unfortunately, Michigan’s No-Fault law can present many potential hurdles for the uninformed consumer.
For example, many drivers are unaware that they may need to provide “notice” to their insurance company if they’re injured in a hit and run crash or by an uninsured driver. Currently, insurance policies can legally include contract language that requires 30 days notice, in order to recover uninsured motorist protection when you are injured in a hit and run crash or in a crash with an uninsured negligent driver. (This may be more common than you’d think, as uninsured drivers make up approximately 20% of all drivers in Michigan.) If you don’t realize that you need to comply with this 30-day “notice” requirement in your own “uninsured motorist” policy, it can result in your policy getting completely voided. You could totally lose any ability to recover compensation for injuries or losses. The insurance company, to whom you may have been paying premiums for years, won’t hesitate to leave you with absolutely nothing – or worse, with heavy medical bills you’ll need to pay out of pocket, with no insurance to pay for any necessary medical care and/or treatment in the future. The most frustrating part of all of this is that many consumers aren’t aware that this language appears in their auto insurance policy. (But don’t feel bad, many consumers don’t read through their entire insurance policy.)
An experienced attorney will help protect you from some other unscrupulous insurance industry practices that harm consumers every day. For example, we’ve been told that recently many auto insurance companies and claims adjusters are trying to trick crash victims, who are already under financial pressure after an injury, into “settling” their claims, often for a lot less than they should. These same wily adjusters have also been asking injury victims to sign away all of their future legal rights to No-Fault benefits, as well as pain and suffering compensation.
Our Taylor car accident lawyers are here to protect you from these types of tricky insurance industry practices. We help ensure that you receive everything you’re entitled to after suffering a personal injury from a motor vehicle crash – both from your insurance company and from the insurance company for the negligent and careless driver. It’s never too soon to call for a free consultation with one of our experienced attorney after any vehicle crash in which you or someone else is injured.