There is no question that individuals do not expect to be injured during a fun excursion on a sailboat, motorboat, or cruise. As a result, boat accidents of this type are often sudden, unexpected, and traumatic. If you were a passenger in a boat that was involved in an accident and suffered injuries as a result, it is important that you contact a boat accident attorney that has experience with boating accidents. Boating accidents can happen in various forms but usually occur due to the negligence of a captain or technical difficulties.
How Do Boating Accidents Cause Personal Injuries?
Injuries in a boating accident vary and depend on the size of the boat, but passengers are often struck forward, backward, sideways, upward, or downward into a lake, sea, or ocean, and can suffer severe injuries as a result. Injuries range from broken bones to paralysis and death.
Following a boating accident you are probably feeling physically unwell and mentally burdened. It can be difficult to know how to handle insurance companies (both yours and the boat owner) or how much your accident will be worth in the end. Speaking with a boat accident attorney could help you get the greatest financial recovery available.
How Can A Boat Accident Attorney Help with Accident Injuries?
A lot of victims wind up forgoing quality healthcare because they are unsure if they will ultimately be able to afford it. The entire process is difficult and confusing, which is why you deserve to have expert representation. If you have not already, contact us today about representation.
We can handle the logistical and legal burdens of your case which will free you up to heal.
Steps We Will Take With Your Boat Accident Case:
Every case is different, but there are some key steps that we take with almost every boat accident client. Understanding the steps we will take as your attorney is a good way to get more comfortable with the entire personal injury process.
Determine Liability. Our first step will be to determine who was behaving negligently and ultimately, who caused your accident. In many cases, liability can be shared but that does not mean that you must forgo damages. Our first step in every case will be determining exactly where the blame lies.
Determine Damages. Based on the specifics of your accident, you may be entitled to damages for your medical bills, lost wages, lost property, pain and suffering, and punitive damages. We will help you to determine which damages you should seek.
File a Claim With Insurance. Insurance companies are not on your side. We will handle 100% of the communication with insurance companies. We are very experienced with their antics and will push them to pay you what you deserve and nothing less.
Help You Get back on Your Feet. If you need medical care, we can set you up with high quality healthcare providers. It is important to us that you get back to normal life as quickly as possible, and so we take on the burden of that ourselves.
Legal Tip. Never take the first settlement offered from an insurance company. They are trained and instructed to pay victims less than they deserve. If you have already been offered a settlement, call us to discuss it.
Free To Get Your Case Started. We accept accident cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that there will be no cost to you unless we recover an accident settlement on your behalf. Our Accident Attorneys at Chris and Frank Accident Attorneys will aggressively fight for you until justice is served, whether it is through an accident settlement or a trial. Our dedicated and caring team of attorneys will be available to you 24/7.
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Sometimes, you can do everything right and still wind up in a accident. But regardless of what caused an accident or personal injury our legal team is here to help you make it right again. We are here to support you.