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How can this firm help you?
This firm can help you immediately,
regardless of the status of your situation.
If your accident is recent, you may
be in need of such things as a vehicle, medical treatment and
other necessities. These are matters that this firm can be of
assistance. If your treating physician recommends a specialist,
but does not recommend a particular physician, this firm has had
clients treated by doctors with specialties in numerous areas.
After a physician has treated you
for a while, they may request that you have an MRI, nerve
conduction test, physical therapy, epidural steroid injections,
PET scan, occupational therapy or any number of other diagnostic
tests or treatments. This firm can be of assistance with all of
them.
If your case is further along, your
medical records can be examined to determine the status of your
treatment, and serve as an aid in determining the approximate
value of your case. Negotiations for a settlement can be
undertaken with the defense attorney or insurance adjuster. If a
monetary amount is reached which satisfies both sides, a
settlement agreement is made which is followed by receipt of a
check or settlement documents.
Sometimes mediation is advantageous
toward achieving a fair settlement. During mediation the injured
person and attorney are in one location while the defense
attorney and adjuster are in another. A person, designated by a
mediator, goes from one to another with messages and offers of
settlement. Many times a monetary figure is obtained which both
sides deem acceptable. An advantage to mediation is that a
trial is unnecessary and the client is usually paid in about
two weeks.
Sometimes no settlement is reached
and it is necessary to proceed to court. On average, this
happens in 10% of cases. Cases are tried either to a judge or jury.
This firm will fully prepare your case and you for trial.
Important physicians and other health care providers will
testify in court or by deposition, usually video. Other
witnesses important to your case will also be prepared to
give their testimonies. Your case will be presented in a
professional manner.
After trial, one side or the other
may bring a case to the court of appeal. Cases from our local
area are heard by the First Circuit Court of Appeals. After a
decision by that Court, clients involved by it may ask the
Louisiana Supreme Court to consider their case. This is known as
"taking a writ" and that Court has the discretion to consider
each case or refuse to do so.
This firm has represented thousands
of clients and colleted millions of dollars for them, among
others, the following insurance companies:
- State Farm Mutual (the
largest in our area)
- Allstate
- Liberty Mutual
- Shelter
- Dairyland
- Travelers
- Unitrin
- Geico General
- USAgencies
- Direct General
- Patterson Insurance
- Progressive
- Audubon
- Farmers Insurance
- Hartford
- Louisiana Farm Bureau
- Safeco
The Cascio Law
firm can handle your
injury case from beginning to end. |
