Ranger, GA Personal Injury Law Firms & Lawyers

This is an important case for you to get right. It is complicated but can work out to get the result you would like. As to the vehicle, the insurance company for the other driver is required to pay for the FMV for your car PLUS all of the additional damage to anything in the vehicle (items in the car or trunk that were destroyed, clothing of yours that may have been ripped or cut by paramedics as part of their treatment, etc.). Even though it seems that the amount owed on the car is only slightly more than the FMV it will leave you a balance to still be paid off for a car that is no longer usable for you. This is something to be figured out and possibly a stronger negotiation on the FMV can bring the total amount near or equal to the amount owed. Do not overlook the potential of the claim for your personal injuries. Though I am sure you and your family are grateful that you are pretty much OK, there are significant consequences from a crash this dramatic and forceful enough to make the car flip. You should be alert to possible additional physical injuries that you may have sustained that are not totally apparent to you yet. This is something that a lawyer would go over with you to assure that nothing is being overlooked. Even though you have had a relatively minimal amount of treatment to this point, only one week from the crash, there will be aspects of your physical and emotional damages that should be better explored and will provide value in the settlement or verdict. This is a case that we would like to discuss with you in greater detail and can accomplish considerably more than simply paying off your car. I hope you will be feeling better soon. In the meantime it is important for you to get the treatment that will help you recover fully and move on vigorously with the insurance company for the at fault driver.

I hope you, the victim, and all readers learn from this incident. Always call the police and insist on an accident report. You certainly have nothing a lawyer would be willing to work with, without it. Also, it's a good idea to talk about a "car accident" situation with a lawyer within a few days after it happens. Many lawyers, myself included, offer free phone consultations. In this specific case, you still have the option of suing (without a lawyer) the person who hit you in civil court for property damage.

Send a letter to the attorney with a copy to your state bar association terminating his employment and demanding return of any documents contained in your file.