What If My Car had Damages Prior the Accident?

Sometimes, a vehicle may have pre-existing damages before an accident happens. If this is the case, it may make your insurance claim a little more complicated. Insurance adjustors are trained to ask about, investigate, and look for prior damages to your car. If the adjustor finds what they believe to be a previously existing condition or conditions, the insurance company will likely pay you less on your claim.

Prior Damage is simply defined as any damage that existed before the time of your car accident. Typically, collision repair experts and mechanics can indicate the age of the damage on your vehicle, which will prove if there was damage before the time of the accident. Collision repair experts will also be able to decipher where there are new damages on your car which will need to be discussed with your insurance company.

If the new damages from the accident are located in the same area as previous damages, the insurance company may deem that the car is in no worse condition than it was before the accident. This is where negotiation skills need to come into play to see if anything can be recovered.

If you have been injured in an accident, it is important to find a Board Certified Attorney who can help you with your claim. Attorney Mark Anderson is an experienced Personal Injury Lawyer who helps victims across the Fort Worth area. Please call us today at 800-354-6275 or fill out our contact form online and we will be in touch with you immediately.

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The Anderson Law Firm offers free no obligation consultations to people injured in accidents or who have suffered physical harm as a result of someone else's actions. We do not charge you to initially discuss your situation and establish whether you have a claim to pursue. You can call us and discuss your case over the phone, we can set up an appointment for you to come into our office, or we can visit you in your home anywhere in the metroplex.

If after meeting with us you decide that we are the best personal injury lawyer for you, then we will enter into a contingent fee agreement. This means that we only get paid when we win a settlement or jury verdict in your favor. You don't pay us anything up front. We will cover all expenses spent working on your case. Only when we win for you will you need to pay us. If we don't win, then you owe us nothing.

Contact us online now or call us 24 hours a day toll free on 1-800-354-MARK (1-800-345-6-275). You can also call us locally in Fort Worth on 817-294-1900 or in Dallas on 214-327-8000.

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