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If you have been injured, it makes sense to call a personal injury lawyer to find out what rights you may have. If you believe that your injury has been caused by another person or a company, you may have a right to recover compensation for the injury. Although car accidents account for many personal injury claims, other types of preventable accidents produce injuries that deserve compensation. Examples are: falls caused by snow, ice or a defect in a walkway or stair, work-place injuries caused by defective equipment or unsafe work practices, household injuries caused by defective consumer products, fires and electrical injuries, medical errors and defective medical products such as hip replacements and mesh implants, and sexual assaults. If you have any question about your potential rights following an injury, a call to a personal injury lawyer is essential.

Personal injury law firms, such as ours, do not charge for an initial consultation whether by phone or in-person or both. After the initial consultation, the next step is often investigation of the claim and similarly, most firms do not charge to investigate a possible claim. After a personal injury law firm has decided to bring your claim, the firm will most often work on a contingency basis. This means that there is only a fee due to the law firm if the claim is successful in obtaining compensation. If there is no recovery of compensation, there is no fee. The fee is typically a percentage of the amount of the compensation obtained. The percentage can vary by the type of claim. In addition to fees, successful prosecution of personal injury claims requires a law firm to spend money for investigation, court fees, transcripts, and obtaining records. Most often the law firm advances these funds to be repaid by the client when the claim is settled. Massachusetts requires that the fee and repayment of out-of-pocket expenses to be agreed upon are outlined in a written fee agreement signed both by the client and law firm.

Contact a lawyer. The odds are that the insurance company is trying to low ball you and dissuade you from hiring an attorney. If you cash the check, your rights may be extinguished.

Unless you have reached a medical end point and unless a lawyer has fully investigated and worked up your case, there is really no way to answer this question. Every case is different and things like the nature of the liability, the extent and permanency of injuries and even the applicable insurance coverage can impact the potential value of a case.