Usually, about six to eight months after the accident. When your
doctor has determined that you have healed as well as you will ever
heal (usually about six to eight months after treatment begins), your
doctor (not you or your relatives) will discharge you from medical
care. That discharge ends the medical treatment portion of your injury case. After your doctor discharges you, (if you qualify) the legal portion of your injury
case can begin for the very first time (usually about six to eight
months after treatment begins). Except for gathering evidence of fault
and doing any legal research in support of your case, we do not begin any legal work towards the settlement of your injury case, until your doctor actually discharges you from medical care. (This is because you will not have an injury "case" to settle until then, and because no one has any idea how much your injury case is really worth until then anyway. So, there is nothing for anyone to do towards the settlement of your potential case until then.)
Once your doctor discharges you and provides us with the final special
medical report, we send it to the other side. Settlement negotiations
begin about 30 days later after the other side has a chance to review
and "evaluate" your file.
For more information on Orlando Auto Accidents contact Hanson &
Hanson, P.A. today at 1-800-426-7662 to schedule your free initial
consultation. More information about Orlando Auto Accidents can be
found in the practice areas section of our website.
