Category: Personal injury

Because they have other things to do with their lives, most people aren’t skilled at dealing with insurance claims and auto insurance companies. But if you’re not aggressive in dealing with an insurance company on your own, you could wind up with big expenses and few options. Insurance companies are big corporations with lawyers...

Work comp law states that if you’ve been hurt, your employer or their workers’ comp insurance company can require you to get what’s known as an independent medical examination, or IME. In reality they’re anything but independent – they almost always done by a hired-gun doctor paid to give the employer a medical report...

While noneconomic damages – pain and suffering – are very real, they’re harder for a jury to determine. That’s why at The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya, our Denver car accident attorneys know how important it is to document in your medical records how you’ve suffered and...

First, it allows you to receive the services of experienced Denver personal injury attorneys without having to pay an hourly fee or paying for the costs of working on your case. Very few people have the money to pay an attorney’s fee out of their...

Let me give you an example. I had a client recently who was injured in a car accident, but not seriously enough – he thought – to need an attorney. He was certain he could handle his own case. The at-fault driver’s insurance company generously offered to pay all of my client’s medical...

When we agree to work together on your case, you are 100 percent guaranteed to see an attorney to help you. In some of the big personal injury law firms, you’re lucky to see one once at all. At The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya, you will work with a

Because we've negotiated literally thousands of claims, we get a pretty good sense of when an insurance company has offered the most (or close to the most) that they're going to offer. If it's a fair and reasonable amount for your injuries and suffering, we'll suggest you accept the offer. If not, with...

If the accident causes particularly bad injuries, it’s not uncommon for you to be transported by ambulance to the emergency room for treatment, followed by care from your personal doctor and probably courses of physical therapy, chiropractic treatment and more. But if you receive medical treatment for several months followed by a gap...

The personal injury attorneys at The Law Offices of Dianne Sawaya put a lot of time and effort into developing your case, all with the goal of increasing the value of our settlement offer. This offer is presented to the insurer in what’s called a demand letter....

One of the most important reasons you would want a car accident lawyer to work with you is that if you take an offer from an insurance company a few weeks after your accident, you may be settling too soon. It can take time to determine the extent and severity of many car...