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What Happens When You File a Lawsuit for Personal Injury: Understanding the Process

Personal Injury Quinton G. Washington
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Quinton G. Washington
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Aug 30, 2024
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Wondering what filing a lawsuit entails for a personal injury case? From filing a complaint to mediation and potentially trial, understand each step of the litigation process to ensure you are prepared.

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what’s filing suit on the case is when we file a complaint saying that our client has been injured and then once that complaint is filed we serve the person who has caused the injury and then we make sure that that complaint is given to the insurance company once that happens that begins the litigation process of your personal injury case it’s during that time we would hope to settle the case short of trial if the case does not settle before trial then once we have filed the case in court and gotten service and the other side has responded Etc the case moves along the judge’s trial calendar when the case moves along the judge’s trial calendar at a certain point the case will be assigned to mediation during mediation it’s a process by which the insurance company and the insured come along with the plain which would be us and we would have a conversation and try to settle the case