We obtained a settlement of $140,000 for a Los Angeles car accident victim, for an accident that the insurance company tried to call a minor impact. This accident occurred because the other party failed to properly stop at a stop sign and collided with our client, who stopped and waited for her turn to go and went when it was her turn. Sometimes a case like this can be difficult because without witnesses, both parties may accuse the other party of not stopping.
We were able to overcome this liability hurdle on the stop sign case as our client was more credible than the other party. The next hurdle was that there was not very much damage to our client’s car, so the insurance company tried to consider it a minor impact, an excuse they would try to use to pay less money for our client’s injuries and damages.
The estimate for the vehicle came out to be under $6,000, but our client was legitimately injured and received the medical care that she needed to get better for her injuries, that were caused by the other party. If the insurance company used the property damage excuse to pay an unreasonably low amount, we would have filed a lawsuit and litigated the case, but our approach is to try to resolve claims without litigation if possible, this way it saves the client time and money. Since we were able to get a fair settlement for our client through negotiations, a lawsuit was not necessary and our client was very thankful and happy. That is our number one goal, to have a happy client at the end. We are not a mill law firm with thousands of clients. We give our clients close personal attention and we think that leads to the best results for our clients. If you are injured in an accident, even if the damage to the car is nothing major, you still have a case and we are happy to help you get the compensation you deserve.