April 29, 2024 at 12:02
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If you have been involved in a car accident, you may not only have suffered material damage but also personal injury. This includes all physical injuries that are the direct result of the accident. If this damage is not too bad, you will recover and be able to continue your life as you did before the accident. But it may also be that you continue to have complaints or even become disabled. If you were not the cause of the accident, you can hold the other party liable for additional costs and sometimes also for damages.
Claim personal injury
Claiming personal injury after an accident is not easy. These often involve long-term procedures. You usually have to wait a long time before payment is actually made. The opposing party will also be represented by a lawyer. You usually have to deal with an insurer because most private individuals and companies have liability insurance. The insurer will try to avoid having to pay out. If that is not possible, the goal is to keep the amount to be paid out as low as possible.
Hire an experienced lawyer
If you want to claim personal injury, it is important to hire a lawyer who specializes in this. These types of specialists work at Personal Injury Agency JBL&G. After an intake in which the case is discussed, if the agency accepts the case, you will be asked to submit all relevant information. Therefore, make sure you keep all the documents. This also concerns invoices for additional costs that you had to incur after the accident. Consider medicines that you have to (partly) pay for yourself, aids or household help that you have to pay for yourself. All these costs can be included in the personal injury claim, because you would not have had these costs if the accident had not happened.
Claim damages
Even though the situation in the Netherlands is different than in America, for example, where millions in damages are sometimes awarded, here too you can claim a benefit that is not directly related to directly incurred costs. This is compensation for the fact that you can no longer lead your normal life before the accident. Maybe you can no longer work, or you may be forced to do something else. Perhaps you can no longer exercise or participate independently in society. For these types of situations, a judge can award an amount of damages. Bear in mind that claiming damages may mean that you are explicitly confronted with the accident during court hearings. The lawyer of the insurer or the opposing party may ask painful questions or make confrontational suggestions. A good lawyer will try to protect you against this as best as possible so that you get what you are entitled to.
