Have you or a friend or family member been injured in an accident, fire, fall, attack or other type of injury? In all likelihood, that injury has caused some type of serious, painful harm to your body requiring medical attention. In some cases, it could cause hospitalization andsurgery with that being followed up by a period of rehab – often painful – incorporated into a time of missed work. All in all, this injury can be quite costly to the injured party and the family. This is the specific reason why there are Personal injury lawyers in Des Moines.
Personal injury lawyers frequently practice only in one field, that being so that they can move fast when needed. For example, an individual has been injured in an accident and is suffering from multiple fractures and other serious injuries to the body. After undergoing surgery, this person is transferred to a rehab facility where they get a phone call from their health care agent. They are told that they will be receiving a form in the mail within a few days that they must sign and return immediately. The form will say that they cannot file any personal injury lawsuits resulting from this accident. If they do file a lawsuit, any monies won in said lawsuit must be turned over immediately to the health care company. The patient, still groggy under strong pain medication will probably sign the form with no thought, fearful that they will lose their insurance.
Hopefully, if the patient is not able, a family member would be able to make an urgent call to Personal injury lawyers in Des Moines and let one of the lawyers know what is going on. They will seek the advice of the lawyers who are well skilled in dealing with insurance companies. The lawyers will advise them whether to sign, or the attorney may contact the insurance company on behalf of the patient. It would be a very sad state for the patient to blindly sign that form, then have to undergo three more surgeries, and ultimately lose his/her job. There is no money coming in for the family, and by the time they contact an attorney, it is too late to have any legal recourse. Please, always make sure you make that call to the attorney as soon as possible. There is no fee for the first consult.
