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h
ef=”#settlement-timeline”>Ho
long does it t
ke to settle? ><
li>

<
h
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nce-comp
ny">Insunce comp
nies ><
li>

<
h
ef=”#settlement-offe
">Settlement offe
><
li>

<
h
ef=”#filing”>
hen should I file?<><
li>

<
h
ef=”#settlement-check”>Settlement check ><
li>

<
h
ef=”#pe
cent
ge”>
h
t pe
cent
ge does
lye
get? ><
li>

<
h
ef=”#m
ximize-settlement">M
ximize you
settlement tod
y ><
li>

Ho
Long Does It T
ke to Settle
Pe
son
l Inju
y C
se in Louisi
n
?<
h2>
pe
son
l inju
y c
se c
n t
ke
eeks, months, o
yes to settle. Eve
y one of ou
clients is unique,
nd so is eve
y
ccident c
se. E
ch one
ill h
ve its o
n timeline. The det
ils
nd complexities of you
c
se
ill pl
y
p

t in dete
mining ho
long it t
kes to settle. M
ny diffe
ent f
cto
s influence ho
long it t
kes to settle
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im. He
e e just
fe
to t
ke into conside

tion:

i
-level="1">
h
t kind of
ccident you
e
e involved in

i
-level="1">
hethe
o
not
c
ime

s committed

i
-level="1">Seve
ity of inju
ies<
li>

i
-level="1">Length of
ecove
y time<
li>

i
-level="1">Lost ges
nd time missed f
om
o
k<
li>

i
-level="1">
mount of d
m
ges

i
-level="1">Numbe
of
t-f
ult p

ties

i
-level="1">You
st
te’s comp
tive f
ult
ules

i
-level="1">
v
il
bility of evidence

i
-level="1">
v
il
bility of expe
t
itnesses

i
-level="1">Li
bility disputes
nd medi
tion

i
-level="1">The types of offe
s you
eceive in the negoti
tion pe
iod<
li>

Some of these things

e outside of you
cont
ol. Ho
eve
, the
e’s one c
uci
l step you c
n t
ke to set you
self up fo
success: spe
k
ith
pe
son
l inju
y lye
ne

you
s soon
s possible <
h
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ct-lye
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fte
-louisi
n
–
ccident
“>
ften
ccident >. If you suffe
ed mino
inju
ies
ith cle p
oof,
nd the othe
side does not dispute you
cl
ims, the c
se could be settled in
m
tte
of
eeks. Ho
eve
, in the event the insunce comp
ny does not p
ovide you
ith
f
i
settlement offe
, you m
y need to file
l

suit
nd tu
n up the he
t.
c
se th
t goes to t
i
l m
y l
st
ye o
mo
e, but t
ust us: p
tience p
ys.

Ho
Does
Pe
son
l Inju
y Lsuit
o
k?<
h1>
Let’s st

t
ith the b
sics.
ll pe
son
l inju
y c
ses h
ve fou
m
in components th
t must be p
oven:

i
-level="1">ong>Duty of c

e ong>:
pe
son, business, o
othe
entity o
ed
duty of ce to
nothe
pe
son. This me
ns they
e
e expected to beh
ve
e
son
bly
nd

tion
lly to p
otect the
ellbeing of those ound them.<
li>

i
-level="1">ong>B
e
ch of duty ong>: The
t-f
ult pty viol
ted the duty of c

e by beh
ving
ecklessly o
negligently.<
li>

i
-level="1">ong>C
us
tion ong>: The negligent beh
vio
c
used someone else to get hu
t.<
li>

i
-level="1">ong>D
m
ges ong>: The inju
ed victim suffe
ed losses
s

esult of the b
e
ch of the duty of c

e.

hen
pe
son gets hu
t in
n
ccident bec
use of someone else’s
ecklessness o
negligent conduct, they m
y be
ble to
ecove
compens
tion fo
thei
suffe
ing. Ho
eve
, the “bu
den of p
oof” is on the inju
ed victim,
lso kno
n
s the pl
intiff. This me
ns it’s up to the victim (
nd thei
lye
) to p
ove
ll fou
elements of negligence by p
esenting suppo
ting evidence. Most of the time these m
tte
s e settled out of cou
t, but sometimes you need to file
lsuit to pu
sue the t
ue v
lue of you
cl
im.
n
tto
ney c
n be
huge help
ith
ll the l
bo
ious leg
l business involved in this p
ocess, such
s

iting
pe
son
l inju
y dem
nd lette
, compiling evidence,
nd negoti
ting
ith insunce
djuste
s. Let’s t
ke
look
t ho
the p
ocess pl
ys out:

n cl
ss="onge">#1. Fi
st Meeting &
mp; Consult
tion n><
h2>
pe
son
l inju
y l

ye

ill meet
ith you—by phone, by vi
tu
l video c
ll, o
in pe
son—
nd p
ovide
f
ee c
se ev
lu
tion. You
ill
ns
e
questions
bout the
ccident, you
inju
ies, you
expenses,
nd mo
e.

If you both

nt to move fo

d
ith
cl
im, you
ill be
sked to sign et
ine

g
eement. Since
e
o
k on
contingency fee b
sis, you
ill p
y us nothing upf
ont. The
et
ineg
eement
ill specify the fee
mount th
t youtto
ney
ill t
ke f
om the fin
l settlement, but
e
ill only get p
id if you<
em> get p
id!
n cl
ss="onge">#2. Filing the Cl
im n><
h2>
You
pe
son
l inju
y l

ye

ill
e
ch out to insu

nce comp
nies
nd
ny otheelev
nt p

ties to let them kno

e

e
ep
esenting you.
e
ill m
ke phone c
lls
nd send lette
s in o
de
to
epo
t you

ccident
nd offici
lly file you
cl
im.

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>#3. Medic
l T
e
tment &
mp; Evidence Collection n><
h2>
You
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y lyend thei
te
m
ill collect evidence to st
engthen you
c
se. This includes photos, police
epo
ts,
itness testimonies, medic
l
eco
ds, su
veill
nce foot
ge,
nd much mo
e.

You
ill
lso unde
go
ny necess

y medic
l t
e
tments. Ou
p
imy go
ls

e to p
ese
ve you
he
lth, dete
mine li
bility,
nd p
ove you
losses.
n cl
ss="onge">#4. iting
Dem
nd Lette
n><
h2>
Once they obt
in copies of you
medic
l
eco
ds
nd h
ve
bette
unde
st
nding of you
di
gnosis
nd futu
e p
ognosis, the
tto
ney
ill submit
settlement dem
nd lette
to the
t-f
ult p

ty’s insu

nce comp
ny. The dem
nd lette
outlines
ll of you

ccident-
el
ted d
m
ges,
nd dem
nds compens
tion fo
them. The
t-f
ult p

ty
ill
ccept o

eject the dem
nd o
m
ke
counte
offe
.

Ho
long
fte

dem
nd lette
does settlement t
ke? Most insunce comp
nies
ill m
ke
n offeithin 30 d
ys of
eceiving the dem
nd lette
, but the
e’s no gu
ntee the offeill be f
i
. You
nd you

tto
ney c
n discuss the offe

nd decide
hethe
o
not you
ish to settle o
t
y to negoti
te
highe
offe
.
emembe
, fo
the most
ccu

te estim
te
nd the best ch
nce
t
s
tisf
cto
y settlement,
ll
ecommended medic
l t
e
tments must be completed befo
e you
dem
nd lette
is submitted. This includes physic
l the

py,
nd this p
ocess m
y t
ke multiple months. To dete
mine ho
long it
ill t
ke to settle you
c
se,
sk you
docto
ho
long they expect you
ill
equi
e t
e
tment
nd
eh
bilit
tion fo
you
inju
ies.

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>#5. Offe
s &
mp; Negoti
tions<
sp
n><
h2>
If you
eceive
counte
offe
to you
dem
nds, you
lyeill begin negoti
ting you
settlement, upd
ting you eve
y step of the y. Once you
nd the
t-f
ult p

ty’s insu

nce comp
ny
g
ee on
settlement
mount, you
ill be
equi
ed to sign

ele
se of
ll cl
ims. This
g
eement p
ohibits you f
om seeking
ny fu
the
compens
tion, no m
tte

h
t complic
tions you encounte
in the futu
e.

Next, you
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y lyeill submit
settlement p
ck
ge to the insu

nce comp
ny. The settlement p
ck
ge
ill include vit
l evidence
nd p
oof of you
suffe
ing,
s
ell
s
summy of you
expenses.

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>#6. Filing
Lsuit<
sp
n><
h2>
If
f
i
settlement c
nnot be
e
ched, you c
n file
l

suit.
hile the m
jo
ity of pe
son
l inju
y cl
ims e settled
ithout
t
i
l, ou
te
m is
l

ys p
eped to go to cou
t
nd fight fo
you.
lsuit begins
ith
document c
lled
compl
int,
hich identifies the pl
intiff
nd the defend
nt
nd summizes the cl
im. The compl
int
lso includes
dem
nd fo
judgment,
sking th
t the defend
nt p
y d
m
ges. The defend
nt must be p
ope
ly se
ved
ith
copy of the lsuit. They
ill
eceive
cou
t summons. Next, the defend
nt h
s
set
mount of time to
espond to the compl
int
ith
nothe
document kno
n
s
n “
ns
e
,”
he
ein they
ill
dmit o
deny f
ult.

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>#7. Discove
y &
mp; Medi
tion<
sp
n><
h2>
The discove
y pe
iod is the p
e-t
i
l ph
se in
lsuit
he
e both sides investig
te the f
cts of the c
se. You
lye
p
eped most of this
l
e
dy du
ing the “evidence collection” pe
iod.

Befo
e ofte lsuit is filed,
neut

l medi
to
m
y ente
into you
negoti
tions
nd
ttempt to f
cilit
te
s
tisf
cto
y settlement. If medi
tion does not
o
k, the c
se p
oceeds to t
i
l.
n cl
ss="onge">#8. The T
i
l<
sp
n><
h2>
t t
i
l, both sides h
ve
ch
nce to p
esent evidence
nd

gue thei
c
se in f
ont of
judge
nd ju
y. Since the pl
intiff h
s the bu
den of p
oof, the victim
nd thei
leg
l te
m
ill p
esent evidence to the cou
t fi
st.

Next, the
t-f
ult p

ty
ill p
esent evidence to t
y to counte
you
cl
ims. The ju
y
e
ches
ve
dict
nd the judge
e
ds it out loud. The ve
dict
dd
esses
ho

s li
ble fo
the
ccident. It
lso specifies the
mount of d
m
ges the victim is entitled to
nd

ds this money to them.

The
t-f
ult p

ty m
y
equest
n
ppe
l,
he
e the ve
dict
ill be
evie
ed by
highe
cou
t
nd m
y potenti
lly be ove
tu
ned if
ny e

o
s in the leg
l p
ocess e found. (The
e is no ju
y in
n
ppell
te cou
t; inste
d, multiple judges t
ke
look
t the f
cts f
om the p
evious t
i
l.)

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>#9. Settlement Check Disbu
sement<
sp
n><
h2>
hethe
you settled out of cou
t oe
e

ded d
m
ges by
judge, the
e’s money coming you
y!
fte
you
l

fi
m h
s deducted thei

g
eed-upon
tto
ney fees, othe
leg
l expenses,
nd liens fo

ny unp
id bills, you
ill
eceive you
compens
tion in the fo
m of
settlement check. If
ll of this sounds d
unting, don’t
o

y! Th
ough the p
st 20 ye

s,
e’ve helped thous
nds of Ne
O
le
ns
ccident victims
ecove
.
e h
ndle it
ll so you c
n focus on he
ling f
om you
inju
ies.

Ho
Long Does The Insunce Comp
ny H
ve to Settle
Cl
im in Ne
O
le
ns?

Typic
lly,
n insu

nce comp
ny h
s ong>30 d
ys ong> to submit
itten offe
to settle
n insu

nce cl
im. This 30 d
y pe
iod begins on the d
y they
eceive p
oof of the victim’s losses. (You
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y lyeill submit this p
oof to the insu

nce comp
ny vi dem
nd p
ck
ge.)

Ho
Long Does It T
ke to
eceive
F
i
Settlement Offe
?<
h2>
The
ns
e
to this question depends on you
l

ye
’s negoti
ting skills.

ong>Be
e! ong> Often,
n insu

nce comp
ny’s fi
st offe

ill be insultingly lo
. They’ll t
y to p
essu
e you to t
ke it o
cl
im th
t it is
limited-time offe
. You might not kno
ho
much money you’
e entitled to, oh
t <
h
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yvictims.com
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te-ne
-o
le
ns-c

–
ccident-settlement-
ithout-l

ye

“>mist
kes to
void >, but it’s ou
job to!

In
pe
son
l inju
y cl
im, you
losses
nd expenses e c
lled “d
m
ges.” These d
m
ges

e exp
essed vi
pe
son
l inju
y dem
nd lette
s sent to the insu
e
. You
l

ye

ill keep t

ck of you

ccident-
el
ted expenses
nd fight fo <
h
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ble-settlement-
mount-c

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ccident-louisi
n

“>f
i
settlement offe
<> th
t
ill covell of you
d
m
ges, but the
e’s no gu
ntee ho
long it
ill t
ke. Insunce comp
nies c
n be stubbo
n
nd stingy.
hen Should I File
Lsuit?<
h2>
Not
ll c
ses go to cou
t. In f
ct, most <
h
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yvictims.com
c
ses-louisi
n
-pe
son
l-inju
y-l

ye
s-h
ndle/”>pe
son
l inju
y c
ses > settle out of cou
t.

Still, you should be p
eped foll possibilities. Choose
Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y l

fi
m
ith litig
tion expe
ience. Choose
n
tto
ney
ho is not
fid to st
nd up fo
you in cou
t
nd fight hd fo
eve
y penny you dese
ve.

No one

nts to t
ke thei
c
se to cou
t, but sometimes it’s necess

y. Conside
filing
l

suit if:

i
-level="1">The defend
nt is stubbo
n
nd un
illing to settle<
li>

i
-level="1">The defend
nt is offe
ing
n unf
i
ly lo
settlement
mount

i
-level="1">The pl
intiff m
y be entitled to punitive d
m
ges<
li>

n cl
ss=”o

nge”>Louisi
n
St
tute of Limit
tions n><
h2>
Pe
son
l inju
y cl
ims

e subject to
time limit kno
n
s the st
tute of limit
tions. The length of this time limit vies by st
te, but the <
h
ef=”https://c

inju
yvictims.com
louisi
n
-pe
son
l-inju
y-st
tute-of-limit
tions
“>Louisi
n
st
tute of limit
tions fo
pe
son
l inju
y cl
ims<> is ong>one ye

ong> f
om the d
te of the
ccident. (
ye m
y seem like
long time, but keep in mind youtto
ney needs time to tho
oughly investig
te, compile evidence,
nd build
st
ong c
se.)

If the de
dline is
pp
o
ching soon o
if it seems like it
ill t
ke longe
th
n
ye

to settle, you
lyeill file
l

suit in o
de
to meet the st
tute of limit
tions in Louisi
nccident c
ses. This ensu
es you
on’t miss you
oppo
tunity to obt
in compens
tion. To le

n mo
e
bout you
options, cont
ct
n expe
ienced Ne
O
le
ns pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
tod
y.

Ho
Long Does it T
ke to
eceive My Settlement Check?<
h2>
To offici
lly
ccept
n offe
f
om
n insu

nce comp
ny, you
ill need to sign
n
ccident settlement
g
eement.
fte
this
g
eement is signed, it c
n t
ke
nothe
ong>six
eeks ong> to
eceive the settlement check. You
lyeill p
y off
ny medic
l bills o
liens
el
ted to you
c
se, then they’ll deduct thei
leg
l fees
nd disbu
se the
est of the settlement money to you.

h
t Pe
cent
ge of
Settlement Does
L

ye
Get?<
h2>
No
th
t you’ve le

ned mo
e
bout thei

o
klo
d,

e you
onde
ing ho
do pe
son
l inju
y l

ye
s get p
id?

He
e’s some good ne
s: You p
y nothing up f
ont. Most pe
son
l inju
y lye
s
o
k fo

contingency fee, e

ning
set pe
cent
ge deducted f
om
client’s fin
l settlement.

Typic
l <
h
ef="https:
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inju
yvictims.com
louisi
n
-c

–
ccident-lye
s-pe
cent
ge/”>Louisi
n
l

ye
pe
cent
ges<> one thi
d—o
ong>33.3% ong>—of the tot
l settlement
mount.
To M
ximize You
Settlement, Spe
k
ith
Ne
O
le
ns
ccident Inju
y Lye

Ho
long does it t
ke to settle
pe
son
l inju
y c
se in Ne
O
le
ns? Unfo
tun
tely, the
e’s no stight
ns
e
.
e c
n only le
ve you
ith this
dvice: ong>Be p
tient<
st
ong>. Don’t
ush the p
ocess. It is impetive th
t you complete
ll
ecommended medic
l t
e
tments
nd the

py. If you don’t, the insu

nce comp
ny
ill t
y to s
y you

en’t
ctu
lly hu
t. Don’t give them
ny ch
nces to inv
lid
te you o
diminish the
o
th of you
cl
im. (Plus,
hen c
lcul
ting you
p
in
nd suffe
ing d
m
ges the <
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