Personal Injury Attorneys in Grand Junction

The type injury you have can have a significant effect on the outcome of a Colorado personal injury lawsuit. Injury types vary widely depending on the accident and can include anything from whiplash to chronic pain to disabling fractures. All of these types of injuries can lead to medical expenses that must be taken into account when filing a claim or lawsuit in Colorado. With so many variables at play in personal injury claims it is essential to have experienced Colorado injury lawyers to guide you through the process to ensure fair compensation for your damages.

Common injuries in a personal injury lawsuit include:

• Broken Bones: Fractures, sprains and strains caused by car accidents, slips and falls or other incidents are the most common injuries in personal injury cases.
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI): Head trauma that can result in permanent disability, loss of coordination and even death.
• Spinal Cord Injuries: Damage to the spinal cord resulting in paralysis or reduced sensation is a life changing injury with long-term consequences.
• Burns: Burns from auto accidents, explosions or fires may require costly medical treatments including skin grafts and rehabilitation therapy.
• Scarring/Disfigurement: Permanent scars from motorcycle crashes, construction site incidents or animal attacks can be both physically painful and emotionally traumatic.
• Amputations: Loss of limbs due to workplace accidents, defective products or automobile collisions can leave survivors unable to work for months or years after an accident.
• Soft Tissue Injury: Sprained muscles, torn ligaments and whiplash are common types of soft tissue injuries usually sustained during vehicle collisions but also often seen from playground accidents, sporting activities and physical assaults.

Contact our Grand Junction personal injury lawyers by calling (970) 292-7171. Our team is proud to serve clients in need throughout the great state of Colorado and Eastern Utah.

Many people think that when you hire an attorney, you will most likely go to court. Although it is impossible to predict what happens in each case, most cases settle outside of court, saving you time, money and stress of a trial. Our goal is to give you the compensation you need.

Here, we will provide some of the factors that go into obtaining a personal injury settlement:

1. In the beginning, a lot of work may be done, such as acquiring photographs, witness statements, medical reports, etc., so we can gather and verify how the accident happened and to find who was exactly at fault.
2. We cannot proceed further until we are advised by your doctor that you have been released and have recovered from your injuries or your physical condition has been normalized. At that point, we can begin getting records, medical reports and bills. This process may take some time as health care providers are usually slow to prepare reports.
3. The next step to take into account is to negotiate an offer from the insurance company involved. This is another source of the process slowing down because each case is reviewed by multiple insurance employees. When an offer is taken, this will promptly be sent to you for you to look at, and we will discuss the possible courses of action.
4. If Veritas is unable to obtain a fair settlement with the company through negotiations, we will file a personal injury lawsuit. The defendants that were brought into the case normally have 30 days from the time they get the lawsuit and have to file a response to the document. There may be several defendants or a single defendant who will bring other defendants into the lawsuit.
5. After the defendants have filed their "answers," the proceedings are started, which may include depositions of witnesses, parties and experts. Veritas will instruct and assist you in the whole process and may use discovery devices to help with your claim. Discovery can be expensive and time-consuming given the complexity of any given case.
6. After discovery is finished, a trial date is requested. The assignment of the trial date is beyond the control of any party to the lawsuit but depends on how busy the court is.

If you or someone you love has suffered severe injuries in a personal injury accident, you face many challenges, including medical bills, lost wages and the personal turmoil involved with recovering from significant injuries. Not the least of the challenges you will face consists in choosing the right legal team to represent your interests.

At Veritas, our legal team is passionate about serving our Colorado community. In all of the personal injury claims we handle, the client comes first. Our founder, Gary Doehling who is now Of Counsel, has lived in the Grand Junction area for decades and has successfully settled countless injury cases for clients in the community.

While we do all of the legal work for you so you can focus on recovering from your injuries, we will always keep you at the heart of the decision-making process. And we can explain how medical costs paid for by Medicare or VA benefits will affect a possible settlement down the road.

The insurance company agents will be calling you and trying to settle your case quickly. Question their motives. They may hope to settle your claim before you can meet with a lawyer and learn about your rights.

When you call us, you can rest assured knowing you’re calling for direct access to an attorney – there are no middlemen here. Through honest communication and accessibility, we strive to understand the needs of clients so we can better serve you.

Our Grand Junction personal injury attorneys want to make sure that you get the compensation that you deserve and need. You can call us at (970) 292-7171.

One major issue that victims can find themselves facing after their accident is communicating with insurance companies. Though individuals may assume that insurance companies care about the health and safety of those injured, the reality is that companies are looking to save money and to avoid having to compensate those injured by negligence. Insurance adjusters frequently lure victims into saying things that can be used against them in their cases, which can overall reduce the amount of compensation the victim is entitled to. This is why it is so important to speak to a Grand Junction car accident lawyer before you speak with an insurance adjuster.

At Veritas, we have more than 60 years of combined experience working with insurance companies. When you hire our firm, we immediately take over all future correspondence with insurance companies. We know what strategies and loopholes they take to undermine and minimize policyholders' claims, and can protect you and your rights to compensation. With this experience, we can anticipate their moves to give our clients an edge, which usually results in a more favorable compensation award.