How Can This Be Happening to Me?
Take, for example, John (not his real name), one of our clients. John is a hard working, dignified man who was driving home when a careless driver broadsided his car, resulting in a serious accident.
John didn’t go to the hospital immediately, thinking he only had a "sore neck". Over the next few days, John’s neck really started to get worse. He could hardly turn his head, and he could hardly sleep at night. Since he didn’t go to the hospital right away, he thought he wouldn’t be able to make a claim for the pain and suffering he was suffering.
After a few days, the pain just became too much for John, and he went to see his doctor. His doctor told him he had a serious muscular injury, and began treating him for that.
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The insurance company told him that they would not pay for his medical care, or compensate him for his pain and suffering as a result of his injuries. John was hurting and he was scared.
Since John didn’t have any money he asked the insurance company to pay his bills. The insurance adjuster was never in when he called, and would never return his call. When he did get a hold of the adjuster, he was told he wasn’t hurt bad enough to be compensated, and the insurance company wasn’t going to pay the medical bills because John had waited too long to get medical treatment.
John didn’t have a lot. But what he did have he had worked hard for, and he was beginning to see it slip away.
John began asking questions like, "Who will pay for my doctor bills? Do I have a right to be compensated? Do I need a lawyer? How do I chose a lawyer who is experienced and will do the best job for me
