It depends on many factors, including the severity of your injuries. Some cases settle in a few months, while personal injury cases that go to trial can take more than a year to resolve. Most car accident cases end in a settlement and do not go to trial.
Numerous factors can affect the duration of your car accident claim, such as:
- The nature of your injuries
- The duration of your medical care and amount of medical expenses
- The complexity of the evidence in your case
- The number of potentially liable parties
- Whether you bear some of the fault for the car accident
- The opposing party’s willingness to settle
- Whether the at-fault driver has liability insurance
- The speed with which the insurance adjuster processes your claim and responds to settlement demands
- Whether you need to file a lawsuit to pursue your car accident claim
- The schedule imposed on your case by the trial court presiding over your lawsuit
Our experienced personal injury attorneys at Morgan, Collins, Yeast & Salyer can give you a realistic assessment of how long your case may take based on the specific factors of your injury claim.