Pre-Existing Injuries
Posted By Blog Manager on Sep 27, 2010 9:00am PDT
Earlier this week, Mulvey Law settled an automobile accident case where our client had significant injuries that existed prior to the car accident. Initially, the insurance company made a very small offer on the case because of our client's pre-existing injuries. However, after we analyzed the medical records, we concluded that some of the injuries were separate and distinct from the pre-existing ones.
Mulvey Law then made the decision to get an expert report from a doctor that backed up our argument that there were, indeed, separate and distinct injuries that were directly attributable to the car accident. Once we presented our argument, along with the expert report, the insurance company came back with a much larger settlement offer. This offer reasonably compensated for the pain and suffering she had experienced as a result of the accident and she was extremely happy to accept the offer.
This case illustrates the point that hiring a personal injury attorney will, in almost every case, help an injured person obtain a larger settlement. We here at Mulvey Law understand how to present a case to an insurance company so that they will make am offer of settlement that fairly compensates our client. And, in those rare cases where no reasonable offer is made, we will gladly go all the way to trial in order to ensure our client is given every opportunity to be fairly compensated for their injuries. Many people injured in automobile accidents have some pre-existing injuries. But, that does not mean that those injured people should not be compensated for the aggravation of those injuries.