Video of Maryland personal injury attorney John Leppler discussing why settling your car accident claim is the better route to go, rather than going to trial.

Video Transcript:

Should my serious injury car accident case go to trial or should my serious injury car accident case settle pretrial? The answer, almost, I would say, ninety-eight percent of the time is that settling your serious injury car accident case pretrial is a better avenue. It brings finality.

It brings a definitive outcome. It ensures that the injured victims who suffered serious injuries from the car accident that was not their fault, medical bills are paid for, any future care is paid for for them, and they get a definitive monetary amount in pocket for their physical or mental pain and suffering.

Now I'm not saying that every single injured victim should settle every single personal injury car accident case.

All I'm saying is that if the at-fault driver's insurance offers something that is objectively fair and reasonable, around or close to what their attorney believes a jury would award them at trial, then it is ninety-nine times out of a hundred better to settle the case pretrial. Jury trials come with a risk.

You never necessarily know what a jury will decide. Whether a jury or six members of the jury will decide on liability, who is at fault for the accident or more importantly, how much a jury would award the injured victim for their injuries. It's a crap shoot, and you can never tell.

You can never dive into the mind of six jury members who don't know the injured victim, and they could have various opinions regarding the value of the injured victim's case.

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