Charlotte, North Carolina (NC) Personal Injury and Car Accident Lawyer
Rosensteel Fleishman, PLLC is a Charlotte, NC based law firm whose lawyers proudly serve individuals in Charlotte, Concord, Monroe, Statesville and across North Carolina who have been injured in automobile accidents, slip and falls and other personal injuries.
Over a thousand people per week come to www.charlottepersonalinjury.info and www.rflaw.net looking for help with their NC legal needs. The Lawyers and staff of Rosensteel Fleishmam, PLLC thank you and invite you to contact us with any questions onhow we can help with your NC personal injury.
 NC Car Accident Frequently Asked Questions
After an individual gets into a car accident in NC they typically have numerous questions about what to do next. Below are some of the most frequently asked questions posed to our Charlotte personal injury attorneys.
Insurance Questions
1. The insurance company is calling me asking that I give them a recorded statement. Should I?
2. Should I let the insurance adjuster visit me at the hospital?
3. Should I sign the insurance company’s medical release?
4. Do I need to first speak with the insurance company before speaking with a lawyer?
NC INSURANCE QUESTIONS
QUESTION ONE
The insurance company is calling me asking that I give them a recorded statement. Should I?
ANSWER
As a general rule of thumb our Charlotte personal injury attorneys do not allow our clients to give recorded statements to the insurance company. There is no requirement to give the insurance company a statement as to what happened during the NC car accident. The adjuster is not asking questions to help the individual. Many times they are asking questions in an attempt to get the individual to say something that will weaken or damage their claim. Questions dealing with speed, location, distance, and time are extremely relevant in determining fault and damages in a NC personal injury case. There are hundreds of NC Appellate and Supreme Court decisions dealing with each one of these elements. As such, our NC personal injury attorneys counsel people to consult with a NC personal injury lawyer prior to speaking with the insurance adjuster.
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QUESTION TWO
Should I let the NC insurance adjuster visit me at the hospital?
ANSWER
As a general rule of thumb our Charlotte personal injury attorneys do not allow the insurance adjusters to visit our clients at the hospital. Many times individuals are on medication that can impair their thoughts and reasoning. Further, dealing with insurance companies can be very stressful, especially if the injured party is unsure of what to say or they are worried about damaging their claim. There is little to nothing to gain by meeting with the insurance adjuster at the hospital and as such our NC personal injury lawyers counsel against it.
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QUESTION THREE
Should I sign the insurance company’s medical release?
ANSWER
As a general rule of thumb our Charlotte personal injury attorneys do not allow our clients to sign the insurance company’s medical release. A medical release, unless limited by scope, gives the grantee access to the injured party’s entire medical history. Our Charlotte personal injury lawyers do not believe the insurance company should have access to medical history that is not related to your Charlotte car accident. As such, our Charlotte personal injury lawyers provide our clients who have been involved in a NC car accident a medical release which allows our office, not the insurance company, the ability to request the medical bills and records the client incurred as a result of the NC car accident. We then send only the records and bills related to the NC auto accident to the insurance company prior to negotiating the case.
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QUESTION Four
Do I need to first speak with the insurance company before speaking with a lawyer?
ANSWER
No. There is no requirement to contact the other person's/company's insurance company prior to speaking with a Charlotte, NC personal injury attorney.
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Call (704) 714-1450 to make an appointment to speak with a Charlotte, NC personal injury attorney, or stop by the office during regular business hours. We understand that the last thing you need to do at this time is miss a doctor's appointment or more time from work. We will schedule an appointment that meets your needs.
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