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COMMON QUESTIONS & ANSWERS

1. I have been injured in a collision - who will pay my medical bills?

Most insured drivers in Oregon and Washington have Personal Injury Protection (PIP) benefits as a provision of the vehicle insurance. Depending on your specific coverage, PIP will pay up to $15,000 for reasonable and necessary medical treatment resulting from the collision - REGARDLESS OF WHO IS AT FAULT.

2. How do I pay for an Attorney?

In most cases personal injury cases are taken on a contingency basis. This means that your attorneys fees are paid at the end of the case as a percentage of the gross recovery amount. In other words, if you do not recover for your damages, then you do not owe for your attorney’s time. On the other hand, regardless of the outcome of the case you always owe for costs such as copies of records, postage and filing fees. Call for your free consultation.

3. How much is my case worth?

That depends on numerous variables, but as a general rule you are may be compensated for all of your economic and non-economic damages. Economic damages are things like property damage to your vehicle, medical bills, prescriptions, special items needs as a result of your injuries and any other out of pocket expenses. Non-economic damages is best described by the pain & suffering you endured as a result of your injuries.

4. How long will my case take?

That also depends on how bad you are injured. In most cases we will not begin working towards settlement of your case into your doctor says that you are medically stationary - back to normal or as good as you are going to get. Our legal system moves very slowly, and it is not unusual that if you have to file a lawsuit it can take up to a year to reach final resolution.

5. Will pursuing this claim make my insurance rates go up?

Attorneys do not work for insurance companies, and therefore cannot predict if your insurance rates will change as a result of a collisions. In general there are a lot of factors that go into insurance rates, and you think you have treated unlawfully by your insurance company speak to a qualified attorney at Oliveros & O’Brien today, or contact the State of Oregon Insurance Divisions at (503) 947-7980 www.cbs.state.or.us/external/ins.

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