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The worst has happened. You were driving along, perhaps on an icy road, and things quickly got out of hand. You ran into someone and perhaps caused some injuries or worse. Now you need to act quickly in order to get the help that you need to defend yourself. Auto accidents often get complicated fast. While all drivers in Alaska are required to carry auto insurance, not all of them do and sometimes the insurance companies may be unwilling to pay. This could leave you with some hefty debts, and long court dates, trying to get this all figured out. Having a good legal lawyer on your side from the very beginning can help to make things easier during the whole process.
Types of Accident
Injuries
One
of the major accidents that can happen in an auto accident is to the spinal
cord as well as head trauma that could be fatal. Other common injuries that
could happen to you or to the other person in these accidents include damage to
ligaments, dislocated joints, broken bones, lacerations, and concussions to
name a few.
When
you are thought to be at fault for the accident, you are often going to be the
one the responsible for handling all the medical bills of the other person as
well. Even if the accident was no one’s fault, many times you will be the one
who is blamed and the bills will start coming towards you. Don’t let someone
else blame you or send over things that are not your responsibility to handle.
Hire a great criminal law team to help you out right from the beginning so you
can learn your rights and get everything taken care of as soon as possible.
Lawsuits
Lawsuits
are common in vehicle accidents in Alaska, but there are some statutes of
limitations. Someone is not able to bring a lawsuit against you twenty years
down the road about an accident you were in as a teenager. But, they are given
a bit of time and you should use this time wisely to bring a team onto your
side as well.
If
the accident is a negligence case, the other person will get about two years from
the accident to file the lawsuit or settle their claims. Of course, there are
sometimes exceptions to these deadlines and sometimes the deadline can go past
the two years.
Any
time during these two years, the plaintiff is able hire their own legal team in
order to reclaim damages for the accident, including damages to their vehicle
and their medical expenses. Without the right legal team on your side, you
could end up paying lots of money out of pocket, especially if your insurance
decides that they don’t want to give you the help that you need. These cases
can often get messy, with the plaintiff asking for more money than they should
be allowed, in the hopes of making you suffer.
The
best course of action that you can do in these cases is to bring on a
professional legal team. A criminal defense lawyer will be able to work with
you every step of the way to make sure that the proceedings don’t get too out
of hand and that you are treated fairly in court. These kinds of cases often
have lots of emotions and can get out of control pretty quickly. Trying to go
it alone, no matter which side you are on, can lead to disaster. Hire a great
team to support and defend you all along the way, and you can find that the
process is much smoother.
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