{"id":1851,"date":"2017-08-02T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/2017\/08\/02\/who-pays-for-a-personal-injury-claim\/"},"modified":"2024-10-22T16:35:26","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T16:35:26","slug":"who-pays-for-a-personal-injury-claim","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awjlaw.com\/faqs\/who-pays-for-a-personal-injury-claim\/","title":{"rendered":"Who Pays for a Personal Injury Claim?"},"content":{"rendered":"

A personal injury<\/a> claim is a type of civil lawsuit that is filed after someone causes physical, emotional, or psychological harm to another person. Occasionally, a negligent party will hurt someone else and he or she will face a civil lawsuit and <\/em>criminal charges. We commonly see this in drunk or drugged driving cases.<\/p>\n

Sometimes when someone is injured, he or she has every right to file a personal injury claim, but they delay or they don\u2019t file a claim at all. Usually this happens when the person is afraid to inconvenience the at-fault party. Or, the injured person decides not to file a claim because they\u2019re convinced that the at-fault party can\u2019t afford to compensate them for their injuries.<\/p>\n

When people use the above reasons not to file a claim, it\u2019s devastating. Instead of receiving the compensation they need and deserve, they suffer. They have to foot the bill for all of their medical expenses, and they have to deal with losing income for weeks, months, or even years. Often, the injured person makes these unnecessary sacrifices at the expense of their family\u2019s financial and emotional well-being.<\/p>\n

Who Pays The Compensation?<\/h2>\n

So, who pays for a plaintiff\u2019s damages<\/em> (financial compensation for injuries or losses)? Usually, it\u2019s an insurance company.<\/strong> Rarely, it\u2019s an individual, but once in a while it happens. In the vast majority of personal injury cases, it\u2019s the at-fault party\u2019s insurance company that pays the plaintiff\u2019s damages for medical bills, lost income, pain and suffering, etc.<\/p>\n

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Common Types Of Insurance That Pay Plaintiffs In A Personal Injury Case:<\/h3>\n