December 2, 2013
This article is part of a series on Alaska Tour Bus Accidents. Following is a list of the other currently available articles:
Alaska Tour Bus Accidents – Shattered Dreams and Worse!
Alaska Tour Bus Accidents – How They Happen
Alaska Tour Bus Accidents – Pursuing The Claim
In previous articles we talked about how these tour bus accidents occur, and some of the severe difficulties that come with this tragedy. Now we’ll talk about how I get results.
Success in Recovering Money Damages
Once the amount of money damages and the basis for recovering damages is established, an injured tour bus passenger needs an experienced bus accident lawyer to help collect the damages from the insurance company. Usually this requires the filing of a lawsuit against the tour bus operator in either state or federal court.
Sometimes a settlement can be negotiated directly with the insurance company before suit has to be filed. This only happens when the case is well prepared and the insurer understands it’s best interest will be satisfied by a prompt resolution of the case rather than by being dragged through the litigation process.
If the case must go through the litigation process, the time to resolve the claim is stretched out over months, if not years. Litigation will increase the cost of reaching a settlement, but filing suit and pursuing litigation is frequently the only means of reaching a fair resolution of a serious injury cases. Insurers will negotiate fairly if they know a jury is likely to render a verdict awarding more damages against their insured than what the case can be settled for.
This is where the skill of negotiating a settlement and/or trying a case comes into play. The process can be very challenging unless the injured tourist has representation from an experienced personal injury and bus accident Attorney. As a personal injury lawyer I have been through this process many times, successfully representing injured individuals and their families in recovering money to compensate injured accident victims for the damages which they have suffered. That is what I do.
Therefore, if your dream of a lifetime has ended in a nightmare bus accident crash in Alaska, please call me immediately. I can help.