Personal Injury Law Firms in Savannah
What Should You Expect from Your Savannah Personal Injury Law Firm?
If you have recently been involved in an accident where you sustained injuries, you need to get in touch with a personal injury lawyer at Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. Hiring the right personal injury attorney will be particularly important if you have sustained serious injuries.
Filing a personal injury lawsuit often required specialized training and skills coupled with extensive legal knowledge. It is never a good idea to attempt to file a personal injury lawsuit without the assistance of an attorney.
Specific types of injuries and accidents almost always require the services of an attorney. In such situations, hiring a personal injury lawyer is often well worth the costs involved to pay the lawyer to help you fight for the compensation you are rightfully entitled to.
You can still benefit from getting in touch with our law firm for your free consultation even if your claim isn’t listed in the categories below.
When Is the Right Time to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney?
It is always advisable to consult with a lawyer to represent your case if you have been involved in an accident that resulted in serious injuries or there are complicated legal rules that have been implicated by your injury claim.
Insurance providers will also sometimes delay settlement payments or outright decline to pay out settlements. If you were recently the victim to an accident or sustained a serious injury, get in touch with Kenneth Nugent, P.C. immediately so that we can show you how to best proceed with the claim.
Here are some of the situations when you can count on our law firm to help you:
1. You Have Long-Term Disabling Injuries or You Have Suffered Permanent Damage
If you have sustained a serious injury from an accident and you now have a permanent disability or you require permanent care, it is critical that you get in touch with one of our attorneys at Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. immediately.
Our team of highly skilled lawyers will provide you with an accurate calculation of what your damages and injuries are actually worth. Finding out how the injuries you sustained will impact whether or not you can continue to earn a living is also complex and often requires knowledgeable assistance.
To make sure that you gain the most from your personal injury claim or lawsuit, you will require a lawyer who will help you pursue every available form of compensation associated with your injuries and losses.
2. You Have Sustained Severe Injuries
The severity of your injuries is a key determining factor when it comes to the amount of compensation that you receive for the damages that you have incurred. Insurance companies will work out how serious the injuries are, the type of injury you have sustained, the costs involved for medical bills and treatment, along the length of time it has taken you to recover.
As the potential amount of compensation keeps increasing, you will be more than likely to reach the limits of the defendant (at-fault) party’s policy. If that happens, the insurance provider might only pay you out a much lower amount compared to what you are actually entitled to. If that’s the case, you need an attorney on your side to pursue the compensation that you rightfully deserve.
3. Multiple Parties Are Involved or Liability Is Not Clear
If you have just sustained an accident where there are multiple individuals that can be held liable for your damages, it is still important to hire a lawyer. If there are multiple parties involved in your accident, the insurance providers can become incredibly complex.
Since multiple people may have suffered injuries, the settlement amount to be awarded to each individual can reduce dramatically. You may also become one of the subjects for an insurance claim from other parties and this could mean having to agree on the settlement amount being reduced or lowered to next to nothing because of your relative fault in the accident.
If you have suffered injuries after being involved in an accident or you were partly at fault for the accident, you should make sure that you get in touch with our law practice at Kenneth S. Nugent. Our lawyers can help by offering your protection from counterclaims or cross-claims by another party that was involved in the accident.
4. The Insurance Company is Engaging in Bad Faith Tactics or Is Refusing to Pay
Insurance companies may sometimes refuse to offer a fair settlement or in some cases even refuse to pay out anything. If you are unable to reach an agreement with the insurance company of the defendant by yourself, or the negotiations with the insurance company have broken down, that’s the best time to hire a personal injury lawyer.
The insurance company that you are dealing with may on certain occasions be involved in what is referred to as “bad faith” insurance tactics. If that happens, it is only a lawyer with the right, relevant experience litigating the “bad faith” insurance claims can help you.
Here are the top benefits associated with hiring one of our lawyers from Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C.
1. Free Consultations
We offer all our prospective clients a free consultation. You have the freedom to contact other lawyers and law firms before making the decision to hire a lawyer who will match up to your situation and case. You can gather important information surrounding the specifics of your claim during the initial consultation with one of our lawyers. It is highly recommended that you ask all that you need to know to the claim to gain a better understanding of it.
2. Less Stress
Immediately you make the decision to hire an attorney to represent your interests in your personal injury claim, he/she will start to communicate with insurance companies on your behalf. That will mean fewer concerns and worries for you and will give you ample time to focus on recovering from the injuries you sustained.
3. A Good Understanding of the Law
The vast majority of people are not too familiar with how the legal procedures surrounding personal injury claims actually work. Your lawyer, on the other hand, works on and specializes in such types of claims every single day.
Our lawyers know exactly what type of legal documents have to be filed, the best way to complete the claim forms, and the applicable statute of limitations. We are also aware of just how insurance providers try hard to avoid paying you out for the settlement you are entitled to by invoking legal technicalities and our attorneys will always protect you from insurance providers that may attempt to take advantage of you.
If you have opted to try and deal with an insurance company yourself, you may be at risk of losing out on a great deal of money with regard to your settlement.
4. Our Attorneys Will Handle All the Dirty Work
The battle against the vast majority of insurance providers is usually incredibly frustrating, to say the least and can be somewhat time-consuming. Deciding to fight the battle yourself is comparable to arriving at an actual battlefield without having any weapons. Insurance companies are aware of this and know that they have more bargaining power.
Insurance providers won’t hesitate at all to use the tactics above against you. Our attorneys know exactly how insurance providers operate with regards to the paying out of claims. Your lawyer is your most valued ally when it comes to ensuring that you receive fair compensation. Let us increase your odds of obtaining the maximum possible settlement amount.
5. Our Attorneys Are Not Afraid of Going to Trial
If all attempts to settle your claim out of court fail, you can rest assured that our lawyers will fight on your behalf if the case ever goes to trial. In legal circles, it is well-known that many of the injuries will generally rule against insurance providers.
If you have an experienced lawyer representing you, it indicates to the insurance companies that you are simply not willing to back down. It is usually a motivator for ensuring that you receive a more equitable offer that’s settled much sooner. Insurance providers will also be more open to negotiating a settlement offer if you hire a lawyer to represent you.
What Type of Compensation Can You Expect to Receive?
Compensation is of two main categories when it comes to the damages awarded in a personal injury claim. The two categories are punitive damages and compensatory damages.
Compensatory damage types are of several different types, but on the broader level can be categorized into either general or special damages. Compensatory damages are aimed at reimbursing or compensating the victim for harm and damages sustained. This category of damages is made available for just about all injury cases including auto accident, slip and fall, as well as medical malpractice cases.
Compensatory damages are also often awarded in wrongful death cases, but the damages available for such cases are generally unique and cannot be found elsewhere.
Punitive damages are only ever awarded in a select number of cases. Such damages are usually awarded for the purpose of punishing the at-fault party for certain specific types of behavior such as gross negligence. Compensatory damages and punitive damages are both awarded directly to the victim.
The following is a more in-depth look into the different types of compensation made available to victims in personal injury cases.
1. Special Compensatory Damages
The special compensatory damages are aimed at compensating you for any monetary expenses incurred due to the injuries. The damages are unique to your specific circumstances and generally vary from one case or victim to another. The special compensatory damages are designed to make you the victim whole in association with the money lost or the expenses that have already been incurred to the incident or accident that caused the injuries.
Special compensatory damages cover all the expenses and losses associated with injuries. There is also no limit when it comes to the special compensatory damage claim types that can be claimed or even the amount that can be claimed for. Here are some of the most common special compensatory damages that accident/injury victims often seek:
- Medical bills
- Costs related to future medical costs
- Loss of earnings
- Household expenses
- Loss of future earnings
2. General Compensatory Damages
The general compensatory damages will compensate you for the non-monetary damages incurred due to injuries sustained. The damages are referred to as ‘general’ because they address the harm that’s typically or generally sustained from an injury. All personal injury victims will usually have a few general damages. Here is a list of the most common types:
- Pain and suffering
- Mental anguish
- Loss of consortium or companionship
3. Wrongful Death Damages
The wrongful death damages are aimed at compensating the surviving family or loved ones of the deceased. The most common types of wrongful death damages include:
- Loss of consortium or companionship
- Emotional distress of the loved ones or children of the deceased
- Costs associated with medical care prior to the death of the victim
- Funeral and burial expenses
- Loss of service and support
- Loss of financial contributions
4. Punitive Damages
The punitive damages are typically awarded to victims only when the defendant’s wrongful action was despicable/reprehensible. The common examples of situations where punitive damages are awarded arise when the defendant is guilty of wanton or malicious acts.
If you were recently involved in an accident that resulted in injuries and/or damages, you should get in touch with our law firm today at Kenneth S. Nugent, P.C. One of the most important decisions you will make is hiring one of our lawyers.
Our team of attorneys always has your best interests at heart when it comes to negotiating a settlement with an at-fault party’s insurance company. We are also ready and willing to represent you in court if you fail to reach a fair settlement with the insurance company.
Get in touch with us today if you have any concerns or questions about your personal injury case and take advantage of the free consultation that we offer our clients so that we can help you better understand what you can actually claim for.
Attorney Ken Nugent
1 Bull Street
Suite 400
Savannah GA 31401
(912) 447-5984
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