The extent of your injuries, your share of liability for the accident (if any), and the liable party’s insurance limits will all dictate how much you get if a FedEx truck hits you.
You may also have to contend with a reluctant insurer that tries various tactics to get you to accept less than you need and deserve.
Getting the right amount of compensation is crucial for your future, so you do not want to take any chances. Our Orlando FedEx truck accident lawyers can work closely with you to figure out how much your case is worth and pressure the insurance company to pay you fairly.
How Your Injuries Affect How Much You Get
The severity of your injuries is one of the biggest factors in determining how much you get if a FedEx truck hits you. Your settlement or verdict may increase if:
- You suffered catastrophic injuries that cause extensive pain, disability, and suffering.
- You will be out of work recovering for an extended period of time.
- Your vehicle was totaled, requiring you to buy a new one.
Because your injuries determine your final payout, you want to make sure that you completely understand how serious they are and how they will affect your life.
You can do this by seeing a doctor right away and hiring our truck injury lawyers to prove that your injuries are as bad as you say they are.
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How Insurance Limits Affect Your Truck Injury Case
In most cases, the negligent party will not pay your damages out of pocket. Rather, their liability insurance company covers the cost.
Different types of liable parties may have different amounts of liability insurance: for example, individual truck drivers typically have smaller policies than large trucking companies.
Knowing this, and knowing that employers like FedEx are typically liable for their employees’ negligence-related accidents, you might want to consider the possibility of filing a claim with FedEx rather than trying to get compensation from their driver.
Can You Get Compensation if You Are Partly Liable for a Truck Accident?
The answer is yes, but there are conditions:
- If you are more than 50 percent responsible for a crash, you are not allowed to seek compensation at all.
- If you are 50 percent or less responsible for a crash, you are allowed to seek compensation for any injuries you suffered.
It is up to a jury to decide what percentage of liability to assign to each party. If they decide you are 50 percent or less liable, you can recover compensation, but the amount you receive will be decreased in proportion to your percentage of fault. For example, an accident victim who is 25 percent at fault will see their final payout reduced by 25 percent.
Liability plays a crucial role in how much you can recover, so it is vital not to accept unfair blame for the crash. Do not let the insurance company say you were at fault, and do not ask for compensation until you have a good idea of how the accident happened.
How the Statute of Limitations Can Affect How Much You Recover
Under Florida law, you have the right to file a lawsuit for up to two years after the accident date. However, since most cases settle out of court with a pretrial settlement and do not involve filing a lawsuit, is this deadline really relevant to your case? The answer is yes:
- Knowing that you have the right to file a lawsuit can push the insurance company to offer a fairer settlement than they would without that threat hanging over them.
- In cases where the insurer is reluctant to negotiate, filing a lawsuit—even if you never get as far as the courtroom—can prompt them to start negotiating.
- While it is rare, some accident victims do need to go to trial to recover just compensation. You do not want to lose that right, even if you feel it is unlikely you will ever need to exercise it.
Being able to file a lawsuit could have a big impact on how much you get if a FedEx truck hits you. Protect that right by taking action as soon as possible after your crash.
How Our Lawyers Can Protect Your FedEx Truck Accident Payout
There are many ways that our legal team can affect the amount of compensation you ultimately receive:
- We can conduct a thorough investigation into who caused your accident and how much compensation the at-fault party owes you.
- We can identify the specific act of negligence that led to your accident, whether that was speeding, failing to yield, or ignoring federal trucking regulations.
- We can tell you what kinds of compensation you are eligible for, including pain and suffering, disability, medical expenses, property damage, and lost wages.
- We can fight back if the insurance company tries to get away with offering a lowball settlement or blames you for your injuries.
Why is protecting your settlement so important? You need this money to rebuild your life after an accident. What’s more, you deserve this money because your injuries never should have happened in the first place, and the negligent party should be held accountable.
How much you get for your accident injuries matters. Let our legal team identify all of the damages you qualify for and aggressively pursue that amount while you recover.
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Find Out What Damages Our Truck Accident Lawyers Can Seek for You
Figuring out how much you can get if a FedEx truck hit you is not always easy. Let Bogin, Munns & Munns, a personal injury law firm with hundreds of years of combined experience behind it, fight for the settlement you deserve.
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