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MISCONCEPTIONS MANY PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT PERSONAL INJURY CLAIMS

DO NOT BE FOOLED BY THESE COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS

• That insurance companies make it a practice to treat claimants fairly.

• That North Carolina juries are always fair and always render a verdict which fully compensates a victim of an accident.

• That when you are in a collision and the insurance company asks for a recorded statement, you have to give them a recorded statement or they will not settle with you.

• That the insurance company for the negligent driver who caused the collision is obligated to pay medical bills and other expenses as they are incurred.

• That when an insurance company makes you their “highest offer” it must be fair.

• That when the insurance company tells you that they have given you their “highest offer”, they will never go higher.

• That Robert Vaughn or some other TV or movie personality you see in lawyer advertisements will somehow be involved in your case if you hire the law firm named in the TV ad.

• That it is a good idea for a lawyer to refer you to a particular doctor.

• That if a law firm advertises heavily on TV and in the yellow pages, that law firm must have greater skills than the law firms that do not advertise.

• That North Carolina’s civil justice system which allows your claim to be decided by a jury is some sort of lottery that will make you rich.

• That it is always best to hire a lawyer to handle a personal injury claim.

• That all law firms which advertise on TV or in other media will actually go to court and try your case for you if they agreed to handle your case.
  
  
• That law firms who advertise for personal injury cases are actually “trial lawyers.”
  
  
• That if you are fair with an insurance company, it will be fair with you.
  
  
• That every time there has been an accident and it was not your fault that there will be an insurance company that will pay your bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and other injuries sustained in the collision.
  
  
• That it is possible to determine the extent and severity of personal injuries suffered by to the victim of a motor vehicle collision by examining the damage to the vehicle that they were in at the time of the collision.
  
  
• That all lawyers who advertise that they handle personal injury cases have the same skills, abilities, tools and experience to handle your case.
  
  

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