PERSONAL INJURY I CAR ACCIDENTS I FAQ CAR ACCIDENTS I FREQUENTLY ASKED CAR ACCIDENT QUESTIONS – How Long Does it take to Settle a Personal Injury Claim in California?

PERSONAL INJURY I CAR ACCIDENTS I FAQ CAR ACCIDENTS I FREQUENTLY ASKED CAR ACCIDENT QUESTIONS – How Long Does it take to Settle a Personal Injury Claim in California?

November 12, 2020

Following a car accident, injured clients often retain our offices so that we may represent them in securing just compensation for their personal injuries.  After being retained following a car accident or a slip and fall the most common question we receive is “how long does it take to settle a personal injury case”.  This exact question can also be asked in the following form: “how long will it take to resolve my slip and fall case” or “how long will it take to settle my car accident claim”.

In short, there is no exact timeframe where a contingency attorney or personal injury attorney can confirm that your personal injury claim will be resolved or settled. Personal injury claims including car accident cases can take anywhere from a couple of months to a couple years to resolve. While there is no guaranteed timeframe to resolve a car accident case, there are several factors which will help expedite or prolong the resolution a personal injury claim. Relevant factors include:

• The length and extent of the medical care and treatment involved. The more extensive the medical treatment is for the personal injuries sustained in a car accident or slip and fall claim, the more likely settlement and compensation will be delayed.
• The severity of the injuries sustained will impact the length of time it will take to resolve a personal injury claim. Immediately following a car accident, slip and fall or other incident giving rise to a personal injury claim, it is hard for treating providers to estimate the extent of medical treatment needed to reach full recovery. Further, it may be premature for treating providers to make a determination as to whether or not full recovery is even possible. Most often insurance adjuster will not discuss settlement or resolution of a personal injury claim until there is some sort of certainty as to the extent of the injuries.
• The at-fault parties’ insurance coverage and the cooperation of the insurance company will impact the time frame in which cases will resolve. When looking to see if a claim will resolve promptly or not, the at-fault insurer will play a vital role. Should there be low insurance coverage and traumatic damages where liability is not in dispute, then it is likely the personal injury claim will resolve in a shorter period of time. However, when damages and liability are in dispute, the insurance carrier will delay engaging in settlement and negotiations.
• If a complaint must be filed and a court case is otherwise initiated, then settlement and claim resolution will be delayed. Not all cases settle, sometime liability and damages are in such dispute that a personal injury case must be tried in court. Court cases take a long time to reach a verdict often two to three years. In general, legal proceedings delay resolution.
• Additional factors which contribute to the length of time it will take for a personal injury claim to settle include:
  • Severity of personal injuries sustained
  • Consistency with the property damage and alleged bodily injuries
  • Number of claimants making personal injury claims
  • Number of parties involved in the car accident
  • Number of potential defendants
  • Ongoing investigations into the incident giving rise to the personal injury claim
  • Whether there is additional insurance coverage or policies to pursue

Our personal injury lawyers are committed to transparency. We are honest with clients that resolution of their personal injury claim will not be instantaneous; however, we are willing to share our thoughts when it comes to the time period in which we would expect resolution. If you were injured in a personal injury incident or car accident and you are questioning “how long it will take to resolve your personal injury case”, contact our offices for a free consultation with our contingency lawyers.

For more blogs discussing “FAQs Car Accident” or “Frequently Asked Car Accident Questions” see the links below:

• PERSONAL INJURY I CAR ACCIDENTS I FAQ CAR ACCIDENTS I FREQUENTLY ASKED CAR ACCIDENT QUESTIONS – INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND YOU THINK CANNOT AFFORD AN ATTORNEY? http://dianalegal.com/PERSONAL-INJURY-I-CAR-ACCIDENTS-I-FAQ-CAR-ACCIDENTS-I-FREQUENTLY-ASKED-CAR-ACCIDENT-QUESTIONS-INVOLVED-IN-A-CAR-ACCIDENT-AND-YOU-THINK-CANNOT-AFFORD-AN-ATTORNEY/
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• PERSONAL INJURY I CAR ACCIDENTS I FAQ CAR ACCIDENTS I FREQUENTLY ASKED CAR ACCIDENT QUESTIONS – WHAT IF I WAS INVOLVED IN AN UBER OR LYFT ACCIDENT?:http://dianalegal.com/personal-injury-i-car-accidents-i-faq-car-accidents-i-frequently-asked-car-accident-questions-what-if-i-was-involved-in-an-uber-or-lyft-accident/
• CAR ACCIDENT I RIDESHARE ACCIDENT I UBER I LYFT I PERSONAL INJURY SETTLEMENT I CASE RESULTS – $100,000 SETTLEMENT, INITIAL OFFER WITHOUT LEGAL REPRESENTATION $0 – WRONGFUL DENIAL OF COVERAGE [DO I NEED AN ATTORNEY?] [WHY A LAWYER?]: http://dianalegal.com/car-accident-i-rideshare-accident-i-uber-i-lyft-i-personal-injury-settlement-i-case-results-100000-settlement-initial-offer-without-legal-representation-0-wrongful-denial-of-coverage/
• UBER ACCIDENT I LYFT ACCIDENT I CAR ACCIDENT I PERSONAL INJURY I RIDESHARE ACCIDENT LAWYER – INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR INJURIES SUSTAINED IN UBER ACCIDENTS AND LYFT ACCIDENTS: http://dianalegal.com/uber-accident-i-lyft-accident-i-car-accident-i-personal-injury-i-rideshare-accident-lawyer-insurance-coverage-for-injuries-sustained-in-uber-accidents-and-lyft-accidents/
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• LYFT ACCIDENT I CAR ACCIDENT I PERSONAL INJURY -WHAT TO DO IF YOU WERE IN AN LYFT ACCIDENT: http://dianalegal.com/lyft-accident-i-car-accident-i-personal-injury-what-to-do-if-you-were-in-an-lyft-accident/
• UBER ACCIDENT I CAR ACCIDENT I PERSONAL INJURY -WHAT TO DO IF YOU WERE IN AN UBER ACCIDENT: http://dianalegal.com/uber-accident-i-car-accident-i-personal-injury-what-to-do-if-you-were-in-an-uber-accident/
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