Victims of a San Francisco personal injury accident frequently have a number of questions and concerns. As a rule, the most immediate concerns revolve around medical care and treatment. Once a victim addresses the medical concerns she has, she often begins to consider the legal ramifications of the accident. The San Francisco personal injury firm of Ledger & Associates has been helping ease the fears and concerns of personal injury victims for over a decade. According to he team’s leader, attorney Emery Ledger, one of the biggest fears that many victims have is that they will be required to appear in court and testify if they pursue a personal injury lawsuit. Of course each case presents unique facts and no two circumstances are the same, in most cases a victim will not have to appear in court if she chooses to pursue compensation for her San Francisco personal injury case.
At Ledger & Associates-San Francisco, approximately 95% of all cases handled by the firm are favorably settled without the need for the victim to appear in court. Ledger & Associates has been fighting for victim’s of personal injury accident cases for over a decade. The experience and knowledge gained by the team allows them to obtain a favorable settlement for victims the vast majority of the time. So why would a case not reach a favorable settlement? Again, each case is unique, but there are two main reasons why a case is unable to be settled out of court – negligence and damages.
Negligence is the legal term used to describe fault or blame. When your case is evaluated by the team at Ledger & Associates-San Francisco, one of the most important things they will be looking for is who was negligent in the accident. In some cases, negligence is obvious from the start. In other cases, negligence can be very complicated – particularly in cases where they are multiple defendants. In order for your personal injury accident case to reach a favorable out of court settlement, the defendant must admit negligence. If the defendant refuses to admit negligence, or if negligence is extremely complicated, the case may end up in court.
Damages is the legal term used to describe injuries – both economic and non-economic. Economic damages are things such as medical bills and property damage. Non-economic damages are things such as pain, suffering and emotional distress. Non-economic damages can be more difficult to determine as they are naturally more subjective. If the parties are unable to reach an agreement regarding the value of all damages in the case then you may decide, along with your attorney, to let a jury decide what your injuries are worth.
If, for any reason, your case does require you to appear in court, rest assured that you will have a nationally recognized attorney by your side the entire time. If you would like to schedule a free and detailed evaluation of your San Francisco personal injury accident case, please contact the San Francisco accident attorneys at Ledger & Associates at 1-415-671-8174 or at 1-800-300-0001. The San Francisco law office of Ledger & Associates is located at 101 California Street, San Francisco, California 94111.
