Injury Settlement in Bergen County & Northern NJ

According to the National Transportation Safety Board, an auto accident occurs every ten seconds. Those accidents often lead to litigation. A recent Department of Justice study showed that while nearly 60 percent of personal injury cases involve auto accidents, only four percent of filed automobile personal injury lawsuits go to trial. The likely scenario is for your auto accident lawsuit in Bergen County to settle.

The amount of your settlement for your automobile accident lawsuit in Bergen County is likely to depend on the skill of your attorney. To obtain an injury settlement, your Bergen County car accident attorney must be a skilled negotiator with the ability to properly investigate and evaluate your injury.

What you can collect

A personal injury law suit in Bergen County can seek recovery for the following:

Medical expenses
Time lost from work
The value of property that was damaged
The cost of hiring someone to do your household chores

Any permanent disfigurement or disability
Emotional distress
Physical pain and suffering
Lost wages

An important part of your Bergen County personal injury litigation hinges on your lawyer hiring expert witness to best prove your damages in your personal injury in Bergen County.

Negotiation and settlement of your Bergen County injury lawsuit

To begin the negotiation process to obtain a Bergen County personal injury settlement, your lawyer may notify the people responsible that you are hurt and expect to file for your damages. At your first meeting with your lawyer, he or she is likely to ask you to bring documents such as the police report, photos of the scene of the accident, and wage stubs. Your attorney also needs the names, addresses, and phone numbers of any witnesses.

Your lawyer may send a Bergen County injury settlement package to the adjuster including all your documentation. The adjuster then is likely to make an offer to settle your potential Bergen County car accident lawsuit for far less than the amount your lawyer requests. Eventually the two parties should come to an agreement on the amount of your injury settlement in Bergen County. If they do not, your lawyer can then proceed to bring a Bergen County car accident lawsuit.

We can help with injury litigation in Bergen County & Northern NJ

Contact an experienced lawyer at The Law Offices of Richard S. Greenberg today for a free consultation about your car accident lawsuit in Bergen County, or if you have questions about any type of personal injury lawsuits in Bergen County.

Serving Northern New Jersey including Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Passaic, and Sussex Counties.