Complex Multi-Vehicle Accident Injury Claims

In a Multiple Car Accident with Injuries, You Need a Lawyer

An injury attorney after a multi-vehicle crash will help you maximize your compensation claim and protect your rights.

Experienced accident attorneys can help victims navigate the legal complexities of these complicated events allowing the victims to focus on recovery.

Over the years, at Lawsuit Legal our personal injury lawyers have helped numerous victims get their rightful compensation following these multiple vehicle involved car accidents.

We're quite experienced with some of the frequent fact patterns common to a multi-car collision.

After the chaos of a multi-vehicle event has passed, it's up to your personal injury lawyer to help try to understand what happened and advise on how to proceed after chain reaction collisions.

These complex cases require careful analysis of the facts to determine what caused the event and what liability might be in play.

Determining How Much Your Case Is Worth

Determining damages is a critical step after retaining representation with an experienced accident attorney. Multi-vehicle accidents can result in severe physical injury, emotional distress, and property damage. It's common for claims of a phantom vehicle to be responsible for initiating a multi-car accident. In hit and run situations, the person driving may not be identified adding further complexity to determining who is to blame.

Your auto accident lawyer will attempt to calculate all damages which meet the legal standard of the injury laws in the state the accident happened.

Damages are an attempt to quantify the full extent of a victims losses in an effort to fairly compensate accident victims who suffered as a result of the negligence of another party.

Every cost which meets the legal standard should be considered for inclusion in the assessment and subsequent legal claim.

Injured parties in a pile-up may be entitled to the following damages:

• Reimbursement for medical bills, treatment costs, and healthcare
• Lost earnings past & future expectancy
• Pain and suffering due to the accident
• Long-term Injury and Disability
• Disfigurement
• Property Damage
• Emotional Distress

 

Damage assessments are unique in every case and depend on the extent of injuries sustained in the accident.  Supporting documents and evidence will be collected to substantiate compensation claims. Multi-car accidents commonly involve severe injury to the participants due to the force involved when the vehicles strike one another.

Determining damages requires understanding the negligence rules and tort laws in the jurisdiction it occurred.

Review the details of what happened and the injuries you sustained in your consultation with an experienced attorney to ensure you don't miss out on the full compensation you deserve.

 

 

Common Causes of Car Accidents & Types of Multi-Vehicle Accidents

How you should proceed after an accident is determined by the fact patterns of the case.  These types of multi-vehicle accidents can commonly be attributed to the same common categories.

• Bad Weather Conditions: Snow, rain, low visibility fog, or storms can lead to bad weather accidents caused by dangerous road conditions which can cause multiple cars to collide, especially when drivers fail to drive at a safe speed to account for the dangerous conditions.
• Rear-end Accidents: When one car hits another from behind it can lead to additional vehicles being hit as the initial car is pushed forward.  Sudden stop rear-end accidents commonly results in whiplash, back and neck injury and dashboard impact injuries.
• Intersection Accidents: When a collision occurs at an intersection causing a vehicle to then strike other cars.  These chaotic events can result in being pushed into oncoming traffic causing head-on wrecks.
• Daisy Chain Accidents: Typically highway accidents resulting from high speeds and close proximity and can involve large numbers of cars impacting with each other one after another when the event is set into motion.
• Reckless Driving Accidents: Reckless drivers at high speeds crashing into multiple vehicles or causing other cars to hit one another after the initial collision because of the force of impact.
• Speeding: High speeds are a typical causal factor cited by clients in lawsuits. In addition to witness statements, the length of skid marks on the roads at the accident scene are used by police to determine whether a vehicle was in fact speeding when it was involved in a pileup.

The police citation will usually provide the first summary of what visible evidence was present and who was at fault. Your multi-vehicle accident lawyer will scrutinize police reports, interview witnesses, and often rely on accident reconstruction experts in the case of a dispute.

In addition to witness statements, the length of skid marks on the roads at the accident scene can be used by police to determine whether a vehicle was in fact speeding when it was involved in a pileup.

Whether the vehicle was hit in the side, front, or back, how much damage was sustained, the number of vehicles involved, are all scrutinized details which may impact the case.

The fault may be shared in some cases, making the case more convoluted, and having implications for compensation claims depending on negligence laws in your state.

In states with comparative negligence laws, how much each participant contributed to the accident will have a significant impact on compensation.

The severity of injury often linked to multi-vehicle accidents makes these cases very high stakes - and insurance companies can be counted on to fight to mitigate any payout.

Expert Tip: It's especially important in multiple vehicle accidents to file a claim quickly for fast and fair compensation, because the insurers are likely to be hit with multiple claims from participants which can slow down the process.

The right accident attorney, backed by years of experience, can skillfully handle these accident cases, and position your claim for the best possible outcome.

In these complex cases you may have a claim against more than one person.  When multiple vehicles are involved responsibility for the accident usually falls on the driver who began the accident.

However, the driver who ultimately hit you may have taken a reckless action, been tailgating, or been driving under the influence of alcohol.

In which case, it may mean you pursue a claim against both drivers.

With multiple parties potentially pursuing claims against the same driver these cases can get complicated quick, experience and attention to detail make all the difference.

The Legal Steps in Accident Cases: Building a Strong Case for Compensation

Building a strong case for compensation in accident cases, particularly multi-vehicle accidents, calls for a strategic series of legal steps. Determining who was at fault and which parties contributed to your collision is the critical first step.

Your attorneys, well versed in handling accident cases, will begin by reviewing your statement of what happened, the police report, and the evidence collected from the scene of the accident.

Additionally, your injury assessment from a medical professional is a critical part of the case. Your accident attorney will need to review each injury against any pre-existing conditions and assess the full medical expenses.

Past and future medical bills resulting from the injuries sustained in the accident will be considered in any assessment of losses.

Providing substantive evidence is fundamental in building a strong case. With multiple parties involved one may dispute your claims and version of events.

A strong case is built upon supportive evidence.

Your attorney will work to collect vital information from the scene of the accidents, witness accounts, medical records, in support of what happened and the extent of your injuries.

Understand that your case is not just about the injury; it's about securing the best compensation outcome possible. Here's where compensation negotiations take a central stage.

Your attorney becomes your aggressive advocate, negotiating a settlement with the insurance companies for recovery of what you may be owed.

The settlement phase is often a challenging part of accident cases. Insurers will regularly provide lowball offers and push for a compensation package that falls woefully short of the full extent of what you may be entitled for the injuries you've suffered, and the impact it has had on your life.

The right attorney won't be afraid to go to trial seeking a judge's verdict or jury award in multi-vehicle accident cases if the pretrial settlement offers don't meet the full & just amount of what you may be entitled.

Steps to Take Immediately After a Chain Reaction Car Crash

If you've just been involved in a serious accident involving multiple vehicles, the first step is to assess the state of your physical condition and that of any passengers.

If you are able, determine if you have any wounds, broken bones, or bleeds that require immediate attention.

If you are able, turn on your emergency blinkers, and get to a safe location.

If you are required to get out of the car, make sure it is safe and free from oncoming traffic before attempting to.

A chain reaction car crash involves multiple vehicles and participants.

Once you have seen to your physical condition, make sure passengers and other drivers are safe and call emergency services.

This is of utmost importance in multi-vehicle car accidents.

The force of impact of multiple vehicles can cause extensive damage and injuries, requiring immediate medical attention from participants, and how long it takes the emergency services arrive can save lives. When reporting the crash, provide all the relevant details with simple, direct answers.

When the police arrive to the scene of the accident, after seeing to any immediate needs of the victims who may need help, they will begin to assess the visible evidence at the scene for their report.

This report will serve to document the evidence found at the scene of the car crash and provide their assessment of what happened.

Accept professional medical treatment if required in order to document your physical condition and get a doctor's assessment of your injuries.

If you are able, take photographs of the crash scene, making a note of the car accident details, collect witness information, and record any information that may have led to the chain reaction impact as accurately as possible.

It's time to reach out to a lawyer skilled at handling multi-vehicle accidents as soon as you can at this point.  Don't make statements to insurance adjusters.

Call an accident injury lawyer immediately. Every step taken immediately after a chain reaction car crash can play a critical role in the legal proceedings to follow.