Damage Not Equivalent To Injury

Insurance companies often attempt to deny a personal injury claim based on the lack of visible damage to the vehicle. The common argument is that when the vehicle has not been damaged much by the impact of the collision, the people traveling inside will obviously sustain minimal physical injuries at best.

However, any reasonably proficient personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, California will be well aware that this is simply a gambit by the insurance adjuster to avoid a potentially expensive litigation. In fact, the insurance company will try its level best to dismiss the claim as fraudulent citing the lack of property damage.

They are audacious enough to ignore the fact that modern automobiles are designed to withstand high impacts and do not leave obvious signs of damage. What actually happens is that the occupants’ bodies absorb the impact even though the same is not reflected on the vehicle. Moreover, low speed and rear-end collisions are likely to have a whiplash effect and can cause soft tissue damage that is not always proportional to the damage to the vehicle.

A skilled and experienced personal injury attorney in Los Angeles, California – like Kahn Roven LLP (www.kahnroven.com) - will be familiar with such ploys used by insurance companies and can challenge the same. They can successfully contend that vehicle damage is not a reliable predictor of the level of injury sustained by the occupants. It depends on various factors ranging from the type of the vehicle and the speed and angle of the impact to the age, height, weight, gender and physical condition of the occupant. They can also bring in experts to testify that the property damage is not always proportionate to the extent of physical injuries.

This kind of a professional approach can mean the difference between the victim getting low ball or zero damages and a fair and reasonable compensation for the injuries.

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