{"id":3521,"date":"2018-05-15T09:20:01","date_gmt":"2018-05-15T16:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/?page_id=3521"},"modified":"2022-09-29T12:33:56","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T19:33:56","slug":"how-long-after-a-car-accident-can-you-claim-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonwhitelaw.com\/az-personal-injury\/es\/blog\/how-long-after-a-car-accident-can-you-claim-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long After a Car Accident Can You Claim Injury?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Following an accident there are a number of issues that a person is likely to face. There may be medical costs and treatment, missed time at work and potentially some out-of-pocket expenses to assist them in the care they receive.<\/p>\n
If you are involved in an accident and have been injured in some way, the first thing you need to do is seek medical attention. Depending on how severe the accident may be, you may have to go to the emergency room or to some other kind of urgent care clinic right away.<\/p>\n
All this medical treatment is expensive and sometimes your insurance policy alone is not enough to cover the costs, leading to you filing a car accident lawsuit<\/a>. If you are in a situation similar to this, give our personal injury team<\/a> a call at (480) 467-4392<\/a> to receive a free consultation.<\/p>\n Some people feel perfectly fine immediately following the accident, but begin to feel the aches and pains a day, a week, or maybe even months after the accident. A lot of times the trauma of the accident can cause hormones to be released in your body that can mask the symptoms of an injury. This is why a person may not even know they were hurt and tell days later because their body was masking the pain.<\/p>\n This is why it is important to seek medical care as soon as you recognize any symptoms. In fact, even if you feel fine at first, it may be to your advantage to simply have yourself looked at. You simply never know whether you may have been injured, and so it makes sense to have an examination immediately following the accident.<\/p>\n To help with the costs involved in your medical care, your personal automotive insurance will pay the costs for treatment, procedures, and other care that you receive. By filing a claim notifying the insurance company of the injuries you have incurred, they will then pay doctors, clinics, and other medical professionals for the care you have received.<\/p>\n You may also find that you have lost time at work and lost wages, which you also could claim as part of the compensation the insurance company should pay. You are not expected to endure these costs on your own. This is why you pay for insurance in the first place.<\/p>\n You can file a claim immediately after the accident has occurred, but you do have up to 2 years from the date of your accident to claim a personal injury from a car accident. However, we recommend that you give a personal injury attorney a call as soon as you can, even before calling your insurance company.<\/p>\n Obviously, if you have been severely hurt or injured it would be unlikely for you to be able to call and notify them that an accident has occurred. However, if you are feeling fine and feeling up to it, notify them as soon as possible.<\/p>\nYou Should Seek Medical Attention Immediately<\/h4>\n
Insurance Will Help Cover Costs of Medical Treatment<\/h4>\n
When Can I File an Injury Claim?<\/h4>\n