When a client is injured in an accident, their attorney should explore every option for recovery. If you have been injured in an accident involving a motor vehicle, contact the law firm of Keith A. McManus, Esq. It is often advisable for a injured victim to contact an attorney before discussing the accident with an insurance company adjuster. With the permission of the victim, insurance company adjusters may take a statement from that victim without the advice of counsel. The experience of sustaining an injury often combines physical and emotional damage.
Recovery requires diligence and investigation.
Among many considerations are the at-fault vehicle's actual ownership, which may produce additional avenues of recovery and additional insurance, even if it was not disclosed at the time of the accident. Many times there are no obvious indications that a particular vehicle is being used for business purposes. An employer may be vicariously liable for an employee operating a vehicle in the course of the employee's employment. In such a case, the employer's insurance coverage may produce an additional avenue of recovery. Photographs and police records may reveal facts that witness reports did not, witnesses must be interviewed, and experts may be retained to detail the accident scene and damage to the vehicles involved.