Today, driving is a necessary part of life for most people. With more and more cars on the road every year, the number of serious and fatal car accidents is on the rise. In fact, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports, car accidents are one of the leading causes of death for people between the ages of six and thirty-three. This is true in Alaska as well as in the “Lower 48” states and Hawaii.
A person injured in an automobile accident caused by the negligence of another driver is entitled to money damages to compensate for medical expenses, wage loss, property damage, pain and suffering and more. If you have been involved in a serious car accident in Alaska, it is important to contact an Alaskan car accident lawyer as soon as possible. Without experienced legal representation, car accident victims rarely receive adequate compensation for their injuries or losses. Elliott T. Dennis is experienced in representing victims of car accidents and their families. He lives in Alaska and practices law in Alaska. As an Alaska car accident attorney, Elliott T. Dennis has successfully helped hundreds of clients and their loved ones recover money damage as compensation for serious injuries they have suffered in car accidents. The damages recovered have been to compensate for their physical, emotional, and cognitive injuries, as well as for lost earnings, medical rehabilitation expenses, and property damage.
Automobile accident victims have a right to recover all the damages they or their loved ones have suffered because of injuries caused by the negligent operation of an automobile. If the injuries are serious, you need an experienced automobile accident injury attorney to recover all the compensation the law allows. The law related to automobile accidents and the damages an injured automobile accident victim is entitled to can be much more complicated than you might think. Anchorage auto accident attorney Elliott T. Dennis has handled hundreds of these types of cases. The accident facts in each case are different, so a detailed knowledge of the applicable law is necessary to make sure the client received the maximum compensation justified by the facts and the law.
Elliott T. Dennis has represented clients involved in rear-end accident cases, head-on accident cases, side swipe accident cases, direct side impact collisions (tee bone accidents), single car accident cases, freeway accident cases, intersection accident cases, poorly maintained road accident cases, drunk driving accident cases, poorly designed road accident cases as well as careless and reckless driving accident cases. He has represented drivers and passengers hit by negligent drivers, passengers in negligently operated automobiles, motorcycle drivers, and passengers hit by negligent drivers, pedestrians, and even bicyclists. The injuries in cases he has handled include many wrongful death accident cases, severe spinal cord injury cases, cases with fractured legs, arms, pelvis and skulls resulting in permanent impairment, brain damage cases, and soft tissue injury cases such as whiplash.
A person who caused injures because of his/her negligent operation of an automobile can be required to pay for the damages resulting from the accident if he is not insured. If the person is covered by insurance, his/her insurance company provides an attorney and pays the damages the injured person proves are caused by the accident. However, insurance companies fight injury cases vigorously because they want to avoid paying damages. Unless the injured person can prove the other driver was negligent, that the negligence actually caused the accident, and the injuries were caused by the accident, an insurance company will not pay. Even when liability for the accident is clear, insurance companies will dispute the amount of damages and the injured person must prove not only the existence of the damages but the extent of the damages. Unless the accident victim can prove how much damage was suffered, the insurance company will pay much less than the damages are worth. An experienced Alaska auto accident attorney, like Elliott T. Dennis, will not only put together the facts with which to prove the negligence, but he will locate all the applicable insurance coverage, the medical records, the wage loss evidence, and assemble the damage evidence in a manner which will usually cause the insurance companies to pay the maximum reasonable compensation for the injuries suffered. If an out-of-court settlement is not possible, then a jury trial will result.
Living in Alaska for the last 40 years gives Elliott a special advantage in the courtroom. And he’s been practicing law and helping Alaskans that entire time. Don’t hesitate to contact us. Elliott will give you the help and advice you need right away.