You may not need an attorney to help you settle your 18 wheeler accident case.

Do you need a lawyer to help you after you have been involved in an 18 wheeler accident? That depends.

If you were not injured, and only suffered property damage to your car, chances are you do not need a lawyer to help you. Assuming the accident was the truck driver's fault, most insurance companies will negotiate with you and give you a reasonable offer based on how badly your car was damaged. This is called a "property damage claim." Most insurance companies just want to get property damage claims off of their books, and they will be proactive about settling your property damage claim. You can easily check out Kelley Blue Book to determine the value of your car, and that is a good starting point for most property damage claims.

On the other hand, if you were injured, you will most likely need a lawyer to help you if you want to get a fair recovery for your claim. This is usually called a "bodily injury claim." Most insurance companies will not pay anything even close to fair value for a bodily injury claim unless the injured person has hired a lawyer and the lawyer had properly developed the case. Bodily injury claims are much more difficult to evaluate than property damage claims, and the insurance companies will make you jump through all the hoops before they will put a fair value on your claim.

18 WHEELER OR OTHER COMMERCIAL VEHICLE ACCIDENT?

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