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Personal Injury Stages

Stage 01: Treatment
 

You are currently receiving treatment from the doctor for your injuries. Not only is receiving treatment the right thing to do for your health, but if you do not obtain treatment for some time following your accident, the insurance adjuster and a jury will assume that you were not hurt. Thus, if you're still experiencing pain, it's imperative you receive consistent care. Please keep me updated as to your treatment and send me a message if you are released from treatment and/or you are having issues in obtaining necessary care. I hope you feel better soon.

Stage 02 Finished Treatment
 

You have reached Maximum Medical Improvement (MMI), have ended your medical treatment, and have recovered to the best position that you're going to be. If you have not reached MMI, please notify me as soon as possible so that we can discuss the best course of action. Also, please notify me if you receive additional care after you are released, considering it is imperative that we have all of the records and bills related to your injuries. Considering you are released, my office has requested your medical records and bills, and we are waiting for all documentation to arrive. Generally, it takes roughly 30 to 60 days to receive medical records and bills from providers. My office is following up on these requests, and I will notify you as soon as all documentation is received.

Stage 03: Attorney Review
 

Good news, we have received all of your medical records and bills! I'm currently reviewing all of the documentation and putting together a demand package that will be submitted to the insurance company. I'll notify you if I need additional documentation and/or information regarding the facts of your accident, your injuries, and/or your treatment. As soon as the demand package is finalized, we will submit it to the insurance company.

Stage 04: Negotiations
 

The demand package has been submitted to the insurance company. Generally, it takes roughly four to five weeks to hear back. As soon as we hear from the insurance company, we will give you a call. We hope to obtain a strong offer and resolve the case in short order. However, depending on the initial offer, we will need time to negotiate with the insurance company to obtain the best result possible. I will notify you of the initial offer and all subsequent offers in order to discuss resolution.

Stage 05: Settled
 

Good news, your case has settled! We are waiting on receipt of the settlement check at this time. We will call you as soon as we receive the check and have finalized the numbers. We will do this as quickly as possible so that we can disburse your settlement funds and pay outstanding bills and liens.

Stage 06: Escrow
 

We have released your settlement funds to you, but are still waiting to finalize a few remaining balances. As soon as we finalize these balances, we will pay the amount owed and tender any remaining amount to you. Upon resolution, your case will officially be closed!

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