The length of time your case is in the court system can depend on many different factors. Circumstances that may delay the case can include:
The severity of injuries and their potential for long-term disabilities. The insurance companies want proof that your injuries are severe enough to warrant the payout you’re seeking. If you are claiming a long-term disability that may never heal, they require a series of medical examinations that will definitively prove an injury is really that severe.
Significant questions about liability. If the details of the case are quite murky and require extensive investigation to determine exactly how much each party is at fault.
Other times, insurance companies may do everything in their power to delay the progression of a case just because they can. Such stall tactics can take a heavy emotional toll on the victims in the case, so you should be prepared for the possibility the insurance company will try to use every trick in the book to avoid paying you fair compensation.