In this video by Leppler Injury Law, Baltimore auto accident attorney John Leppler explains why you should never accept a settlement for a Maryland car accident claim without consulting with a lawyer.

Video Transcript:

Should you ever accept a settlement check from an at-fault driver's insurance company without first consulting an experienced personal injury lawyer for your personal injury claim? The answer is an emphatic no.

Insurance companies, specifically insurance companies that represent at-fault drivers, are not only master negotiators, they are masters and are trained to persuade seriously injured victims to accept settlements that are usually far less than the actual value of the case.

A few of the ways they do this are by, number one, being nice to seriously injured victims who are not represented by a lawyer. And number two, there are many times they will send settlement releases via email or DocuSign to injured victims, and they will go as far as actually sending settlement checks to seriously injured victims for whatever amount the insurance company decides they want to send a check for.

It is so critically important that not only do seriously injured victims not speak to at-fault driver's insurance companies and their adjusters, but in seriously injured victims should never ever sign a car accident, personal injury settlement release, or deposit a car accident, personal injury settlement check before first consulting an experienced personal injury lawyer to talk to them about the case and evaluate the case regarding the potential value the injured victim's personal injury car accident case may have.

If you have any questions regarding how an injured victim can bring a serious injury car accident claim in the state of Maryland, feel free to call me. I do this every single day and would love to answer any questions you may have. Thank you.