Sending A Letter Of Demand And Assessing Damages In Motorcycle Accident

How Will Your Iowa Motorcycle Accident Attorney Estimate Your Damages?

Your lawyer will tell you about the two primary types of damages in any motorcycle or car accident case:

• Quantifiable damages or damages that allow exact calculation (called special damages)
• Unquantifiable damages or damages that cannot be exactly calculated

Quantifiable Damages are more of monetary nature such as bills and expenses and financial losses and loss of earnings and/or losses borne due to compromised earning capacity. The unquantifiable ones on the other hand are which cannot be calculated numerically with ease. These are stress, tension, mental trauma, depression, emotional imbalance and the like. You will need to assess these problems and their effects on you before you send out a letter of demand to the other party’s insurance company.

Your Iowa motorcycle accident lawyer is going to give you some pointers regarding it. You need to pay attention to them and follow them through. Before you send out a letter of demand to the insurance company make sure to do the following:

• Remember to take pictures of the damage that happened to the property
• Record the status of the entire accident scene and the injuries suffered by you
• Don’t forget to get a copy of the police report (this is absolutely essential in a car accident case)
• Make sure to get the proper medical treatment you need and this should be done as soon as possible
• Your Iowa motorcycle accident lawyer will advise you to use your personal injury protection when paying your initial bills
• You can use your health insurance afterwards
• Keep in mind to get your hands on all the copies of the records and bills created
• You are not required to give a recorded statement to the other party’s insurance provider or adjuster under any circumstances
• Keep in mind and understand the time limits for your claim
• Every state differs in their statutes of limitations
• Type of accident will also determine the statutes of limitations
• Do not access social media in any case
• Do not write to people or post anything online about your accident
• Any information leaked by you can get to the defendant and can be used outside of context against you and/or to minimize your claim/ damages / injuries.