A person driving a small car didn’t stand a chance when a large tractor-trailer truck slammed into him. When he woke up, he knew that he was lucky to be alive. Then he heard that he sustained massive injuries to his back and legs. While he will be able to walk, it will be with a painful limp. He will not be able to return to work as a roofing contractor. The doctors told him that he will have to spend months in a rehabilitation center and then convalesce at home. He had no idea how he would pay his medical bills, mortgage and living expenses. His father told him to call a Truck Accident Lawyer in Nashville TN.
The lawyer met with him in the hospital and reassured him that there would be no charge for this visit. The lawyer would evaluate his case and determine if he is entitled to damages to pay his medical costs and lost wages. The police report showed that the truck driver was going too fast and crossed into the car’s lane. Because the truck driver was negligent, the car driver was entitled to compensation to pay for his medical care, rehabilitation, and lost income. He also qualified for payments for emotional trauma and pain and suffering. The Truck Accident Lawyer in Nashville TN filed a claim with the trucker’s insurance company to get this money.
Insurance companies are profitable businesses, because they collect large premiums and pay out as little as possible in claims. They have employees that scour accident reports and medical records to find any reason not to pay a claim. In this case, insurance company doctors determined that the injured car driver could return to work as a roofer in the near future. His lawyer took sworn statements from the roofer’s doctors, physical therapist and occupational therapist that dismissed this claim. Eventually the insurance company realized the lawyer and his client wouldn’t be intimidated and agreed to a reasonable settlement offer.
Michael D. Ponce & Associates is one of the law firms in Nashville that help injured people get fair settlement offers. They will review an injured person’s case at no cost.
