Legal action is often necessary to recover compensation after a serious Montana car accident. When you file one of these claims, you’re bound to deal with the other driver’s insurance company. Although you might hope they realize the errors their insured made and will be willing to pay you the compensation you’re owed, there’s a good chance that they’re not going to be willing to do that upfront.
Common tactics used by insurance companies in a personal injury case
The insurance company on the opposing side of your case is probably going to do everything it can to avoid paying you the compensation you’re requesting. Here are some ways they do that:
- Offering quick settlements that fall well short of what you deserve in hopes that you’ll seize on the promise of a fast payout
- Raising facts that may demonstrate that you’re partially to blame for the accident
- Attacking the claimed severity of your injuries, which may include the use of their own medical experts
- Asking you to give a recorded statement so that they can then use your own words against you to show that your statements and claim are untrustworthy and unreliable
- Delaying the claims process so that you’ll eventually give up and accept a lowball settlement
- Using surveillance to try to show that your accident injuries aren’t as severe as you claim them to be
Fight to protect your interests in a personal injury case
As you can see, there are several ways that your personal injury claim can come under attack by an aggressive insurance company. Don’t let them push you around to the point that you settle for something less than you deserve. Start building your case now while anticipating their arguments so that you can craft the holistic legal strategy that works best to protect the outcome you want.