In 2017, an eight-year-old girl was riding an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) on her family’s property in Kentwood. As often happens when children drive ATVs, she lost control of the vehicle, and it flipped and landed upside down in a pond. By the time her family rescued her, she had been underwater for several minutes and was unconscious. Her recovery involved a long hospitalization, during which she was in a coma for two days. Every year, she commemorates the anniversary of the day she walked out of the hospital as her miracle anniversary. This year, she celebrated her miracle anniversary with a new ATV, a gift from her parents; now that she is 17 and can drive a car, she is in a better position to drive an ATV.
The girl from Kentwood is not the first person to overcome the pain of a disastrous experience by repeating the experience, except without the disaster. The logic is that you know you have moved past your ATV accident ordeal when you can ride an ATV again. People do this with bicycle accidents, motorcycle accidents, and plenty of other kinds of accidents related to things that people enjoy. On the one hand, joy and gratitude come from inside, and no one can take them away from you. On the other hand, they are not enough to remove the financial stress that comes from living with a serious injury. If you are grateful to be alive after an accident, but the residual medical debts are stressing you out, contact a Houma personal injury lawyer.
The Medical Bills Linger Long After You Recover From Your Injuries
The most financially devastating injuries are the ones that permanently limit your ability to earn income; these are the ones that are the most likely to result in personal injury lawsuits, because the financial losses arising from them are more than the policy limits on insurance policies held by individuals. If the party legally responsible for the accident was a business, you may be able to get sufficient compensation through an insurance claim, because commercial liability insurance policies have higher policy limits.
Even if you made a full recovery and are back to your normal activities a year after the accident, your medical debts might still be piling up. If you have not yet accepted an insurance settlement related to your accident, there is still time to discuss your options with a personal injury lawyer. Your lawyer might be able to negotiate with the insurance company to get an adequate settlement. If this does not work because the insurance company is unwilling to budge or because your medical expenses are so costly, it might be appropriate to file a personal injury lawsuit.
Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey About Personal Injury Cases
A personal injury lawyer can help you if you were injured in a preventable accident a year ago. Contact the Law Office of Patrick H. Yancey in Houma, Louisiana, to set up a consultation about your case.
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