Do I Need To Talk To An Attorney About My Car Accident?

Signing Can Be Hazardous to Your Case

When you are in an automobile accident and the liability insurance company has accepted responsibility, it is easy to think that they will do “the right thing” and it is perfectly harmless to sign any documents that they send you.  Often, you will speak with a friendly and seemingly helpful insurance adjuster that assures you that the liability insurance company will take care of everything, and that they are just going to put some documents in the mail for you to sign to move your case forward.  But, be warned—signing can be hazardous to your case!

Routinely liability insurance companies will send out for your signature open ended medical authorizations that let them acquire your entire medical history, including past or present treatment that has nothing to do with your case, past or present treatment that might be highly personal in nature, or past or present treatment that could be used by the liability insurance company as a reason for why they are paying you very little or nothing at all.

Another document that people who are injured in an automobile accident sign without really knowing the consequences of what they are signing is called a scheduled release. This document is often explained as a way the liability insurance company is paying your medical bills, but in actuality it acts to only pay your medical treatment to a certain threshold amount, and compensates you with a very minimal number for your pain and suffering.

Tippens & Zurosky has represented people involved in auto accidents in North Carolina and South Carolina for nearly twenty years.  Let us answer any of your questions regarding your automobile accident before you sign your name to any document the liability insurance company sends you.  Call us toll free at (877) 372-3580, or 704-343-0018 to schedule a consultation so that we may assist you.