Do I Need A Lawyer For A Car Accident In Westland, MI?
If you are injured in a car accident in Westland, MI 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. It’s very unfortunate but at this point in our state’s history, Michigan’s auto law is extremely complex and if you’re not careful, you may unwittingly give up some of your legal rights to compensation.
For example, your insurance company can legally require you to provide “notice” to them when you’ve been injured in a hit and run crash or in a motor vehicle crash with an uninsured driver. It’s disheartening, but insurance policies can have policy language that requires a 30 day notice, in order for the customer (you) to recover on the uninsured motorist protection, when you’ve been injured in a hit and run crash or by an uninsured driver. (These crashes are very common in Michigan since approximately 20% of all drivers in our state are driving without insurance.) If you unintentionally forget or otherwise fail to comply with this “notice” requirement in your “uninsured motorist” policy, your policy can get completely voided, so you lose all ability to recover compensation for any of your injuries and losses. Best case, this leaves you with nothing. Worst case, you’re left with high medical bills that you have to pay out of pocket and no insurance for medical care and treatment that you may need in the future.
An experienced Westland car accident lawyer can protect you from financial traps like the notice clause and others, which can cost an unknowing consumer thousands of dollars. Another trick we’ve been hearing about is insurance companies and claims adjusters who try to persuade and coerce crash victims, who are already under serious financial pressure, into “settling” their personal injury claims for significantly less than what they’re really worth. These unscrupulous claims adjusters have also been known to ask crash victims to forfeit future legal rights to No-Fault benefits and pain and suffering compensation.
Our Westland car accident lawyers are here to help protect you so you receive the settlement that you deserve after a personal injury from a vehicle crash, both from your insurance company and from the negligent driver’s insurance company. Remember – it’s important to call and schedule a free consultation with an experienced personal injury attorney as soon as possible after any motor vehicle crash in which someone gets injured.