Car Accidents: Lawsuits
If the insurance company will not give a reasonable settlement offer to your Las Vegas personal injury lawyer, then your lawyer will file a lawsuit against the person you caused your injury. In Las Vegas, Nevada, there are two paths that your lawsuit can take. The first potential path is for larger cases, where if the insurance company is being unreasonable with your Las Vegas car accident lawyer, your lawyer will take your case to the jury.
The other potential path is reserved for small to medium sized cases. In the second potential path, your case will be put into Nevada’s non-binding Arbitration program. In the Arbitration program, an Arbitrator, essentially a private judge, will oversee your case. Once an Arbitrator is appointed, your Las Vegas accident lawyer will meet with the attorney hired by the insurance company and devise a discovery plan (i.e. let the other side discover what your case is about, the treatment you received and your injuries). An Arbitration Hearing date will also be selected, which will be sometime within 6 months after the Arbitrator came into your case. An Arbitration Hearing is an informal hearing on the matter, in the Arbitrator’s conference room, where you get to tell the Arbitrator what happen in the Las Vegas accident and how it affected you. Thereafter, the Arbitrator will render a non-binding decision on your case. If either party is dissatisfied with the Arbitrator’s decision, they can have a jury trial on the issues (putting you back on path No. 1). However, after having an opportunity to review your case in full the insurance company’s lawyer may issue a settlement offer to potentially resolve your case, prior to the arbitration hearing going forward.
The other potential path is reserved for small to medium sized cases. In the second potential path, your case will be put into Nevada’s non-binding Arbitration program. In the Arbitration program, an Arbitrator, essentially a private judge, will oversee your case. Once an Arbitrator is appointed, your Las Vegas accident lawyer will meet with the attorney hired by the insurance company and devise a discovery plan (i.e. let the other side discover what your case is about, the treatment you received and your injuries). An Arbitration Hearing date will also be selected, which will be sometime within 6 months after the Arbitrator came into your case. An Arbitration Hearing is an informal hearing on the matter, in the Arbitrator’s conference room, where you get to tell the Arbitrator what happen in the Las Vegas accident and how it affected you. Thereafter, the Arbitrator will render a non-binding decision on your case. If either party is dissatisfied with the Arbitrator’s decision, they can have a jury trial on the issues (putting you back on path No. 1). However, after having an opportunity to review your case in full the insurance company’s lawyer may issue a settlement offer to potentially resolve your case, prior to the arbitration hearing going forward.
Komentar
Posting Komentar