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Personal Injury in Northern Wisconsin
The realm of personal injury law isn’t a cold, distant legal process that won’t affect you – it’s actually one of the most personal experiences an injured person can go through. Personal injury law is intimate and private to the individual. After suffering any type of injury in Green Bay and the surrounding communities, you have the power to request financial compensation from the at-fault party.
Civil laws in Wisconsin enable you to hold someone else responsible for your injuries and receive payment for all of your related losses.
Janssen Law, LLC understands when you or a loved one suffers from a personal injury, the situation can be overwhelming and confusing, especially if it’s a result of someone else’s negligence.
When you are injured due to another person’s carelessness, many questions come to mind. Will I be able to receive medical treatment? Who will pay my healthcare bills? What about my lost wages?
Janssen Law can answer these questions and many others that will arise when recovering from your injuries. Our firm has aggressively pursued and litigated hundreds of personal injury claims, and we can help you and your loved ones as well!
When your future depends on it, you can depend on the team at Janssen Law. Give us a call today to schedule your free, no obligation meeting with one of our talented attorneys! Put our experience to work for you.
We serve people in need throughout Northern Wisconsin. Whether you live in Green Bay, Appleton, Hayward, Marinette, Manitowoc, De Pere, or anywhere in between, we are close by and willing to help.
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PERSONAL INJURY DAMAGES CAN INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
- Lifelong medical costs associated with your injuries
- Lost wages, income, and capacity to earn
- Emotional distress, mental anguish, physical pain and suffering
- Property damage repairs or replacements
- Loss of consortium and wrongful death damages
Personal injury laws may help you if someone else’s negligence, recklessness, wanton disregard for your safety, or intent to harm, injured you in Northern Wisconsin. These are the situations that give rise to personal injury claims.
If someone breached his or her duty of care to you or a loved one, resulting in injuries or wrongful death, surviving victims have the right to pursue full and fair damage recover from the party that caused the damages. Personal injury claims serve to provide reparation to the affected party, as well as punish the perpetrator.
What should I do after an injury?
If you suffer a physical injury, contract an illness, or sustain economic losses due to the negligent actions of another party, you can recover your losses through a personal injury claim. However, it’s vital to remember what to do immediately following an accident to improve your chances of succeeding with a personal injury lawsuit.
1. SEEK MEDICAL ATTENTION
Your first priority should always be medical care. If you suffered any type of injury, even if it seems mild at first, go see a doctor. Some injuries may not show any noticeable symptoms for a few days and allowing an injury to go untreated for too long can cause serious medical problems.
Additionally, delaying seeking medical care can injure your credibility in a lawsuit or in an insurance claim. A claims adjuster or jury will assume that if you did not feel the need to seek medical attention immediately after your incident, your injuries probably aren’t as bad as you claim. Seek immediate care and secure a copy of your medical report from your doctor. This report will include a list of your injuries as well as your doctor’s prognosis and suggested treatment plan.
2. GET CONTACT INFORMATION
Get the contact information of any establishment manager, pet owner, other individuals involved in an accident, and of possible witnesses to your accident.
3. FILE A POLICE REPORT
Once you have your medical report, you should obtain a copy of the police report related to your injury, if one exists. If you sustained injury in a car accident, there should be a police report. Wisconsin law requires drivers to notify the police of any accident that results in injury, death, or property damage. A good rule of thumb is to notify the police about any car accident except for low-speed fender-benders that result in very little damage and no injuries.
4. SPEAK WITH AN ATTORNEY
After obtaining copies of your medical report and the police report, your next step should be to hire a reliable and experienced personal injury attorney to handle your claim. Although you might feel confident in your ability to represent your own interests in a court battle, the reality is that most people will overlook crucial details, miss avenues for additional compensation, or fail to meet the court’s filing deadlines. An attorney will handle a claimant’s legal concerns including court filings, evidence gathering, and building the case.
5. CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY
If you’re injuries are from a car accident, you’ll want to give your insurance company a call to file a claim. When doing so, stick to the facts of the accident. We advise you speak with an attorney first, even if only for an initial consultation, to understand your legal options.
How to Submit a Personal Injury Claim in Wisconsin
The first step in submitting a personal injury claim in Wisconsin is for the plaintiff to file a complaint with the court and serve a copy to the defendant. The defendant may then need to file an answer to the complaint with the court.
Once the defendant receives the complaint, he or she will hire a personal injury attorney and then settlement negotiations typically begin once both sides are ready. The vast majority of personal injury lawsuits never reach the trial phase because it is in both parties’ interests to settle the matter as quickly as possible.
Both sides of the lawsuit will gather evidence to use during settlement negotiations. Depending on the strength of the plaintiff’s claim, the defendant may agree to settle or decide to challenge the plaintiff in a trial. Throughout the negotiations and the pre-trial phase, both sides will share pertinent evidence in the discovery process. Each side can also make requests for depositions or specific answers to questions to gather additional evidence.
If settlement negotiations result in an impasse and the case proceeds to trial, then a jury will assess the facts of the case to determine an appropriate ruling. Either side may appeal a jury’s decision with a higher court, but it’s up to those individual parties to decide whether or not the expense of pursuing an appeal is ultimately worth the trouble.
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